JOUR 208 - News Media Law A brief account of the history of free expression in the United States, followed by close examination of the legal considerations in journalism today. Libel, privacy, access to information, coverage of crime and courts, copyright, and protection of news sources are among the topics we'll study. JOUR 380 - Writing for Television News and Documentary Build on your skills developed in news writing and reporting courses. Learn the special requirements of broadcast. Organization of material and structure of writing for clear communication using audio and video. Use of graphics. Newscast rundowns and production considerations. Making ethical decisions under pressure. JOUR 385 - Beginning Television News Reporting and Production Professor Mitchell and Rogelio Garcia teach this course together. Learn the skills of visual reporting and storytelling. Shoot video, conduct interviews, write scripts, edit with Final Cut. Required preparation for JOUR 490C, Arizona Cat's Eye.

A highly skilled professor is working on the syllabi for these courses. More information coming in August. Groucho photo from "Horse Feathers" copyright © 1932 by Paramount Pictures

Professor Mitchell's Office Hours Marshall Building Room 339 Southwest corner of E. 2nd St. & N. Park Ave. Fall office hours to be announced mitchell@email.arizona.edu

Helpful Sites for Journalism Students Poynter Media News Project for Excellence in Journalism NewsBlues (pay) Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Student Press Law Center

"Justice Holmes and Free Speech in a Time of Terror" Professor Mitchell's 9/11 op-ed. Click here to read it. "Rosenbloom's Ghost: How a Discredited Decision Lives On in Libel Law." from the Idaho Law Review's First Amendment Symposium. Click here to read it. "The Accidental Purist" More on public figures and libel law. Click here to read it.

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Professor Mitchell writes fiction, too. You can learn more about that at his shamelessly self-promoting commercial site.

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