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COURSE ASSIGNMENT

DATE: 10 January 2014

Elective Course: MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS

School: Ateneo Law S!oo"

Semester: 2n# School Year: 201$%2014 Professor: R&o '( Do)&n*o+Esq.

1. On Friday 1! "anuary #e #ill conclude our discussion on the follo#in$ to%ics:

&'alidity of content(neutral re$ulation of media as )usiness *e.g. ta+ation su)sidy

le$islation la)or relations anti(trust or anti(mono%oly la#s co%yri$ht )usiness

restrictions etc.,.

&-e#s$atherin$ issues includin$ shield statutes access to %rivate and %u)lic information

discriminatory access access to udicial %roceedin$s etc./ media and the udicial systemincludin$ thesub judice doctrine contem%t and the ri$ht to %u)lic and fair trial.

&Political s%eech and the electoral %rocess and ho# the influence of media on democratic%rocesses is re$ulated.

&Freedom of E+%ression and Administration of "ustice Protection of -e#s

Sources0Contem%t Po#er

1.1. See attached hand(out on &ne#s$atherin$ issues/

1.2. Cases:

Freedom of E+%ression and Administration of "usticeProtection of -e#s Sources0Contem%t Po#er

,eo-"e .( A"aron 34 Phil. 235 *1464,

In re/ Sotto 72 Phil. 545 *1484,

Caana* .( ernan#e3 1!2 Phil. 152 *1459,

,eo-"e .( Cate"o 8 SCA 489 *1432,

a"#&.ar .( Gon3a"e 133 SCA 613 1477,,eo-"e .( Go#oy 286 SCA 38 *1445,

In re/ E)&" ,( Jura#o 286 SCA 244 *1445,

In re/ Atty( Leonar# #e 'era A.;. -o. !1(12(!6(SC *24 "uly2!!2,

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5&"uan* Mayo Uno+ et al..( T!e D&retor%Genera"+ et al. ed disclosure/

ammin$/ secret su)contractin$/ fictitious or$ani>ations/ %artial re%ortin$/ and

deli)erate )ias.

&?n%rotected s%eech: li)el and defamation la#/ the duties of fairness accuracy

and the ri$ht to re%ly/ civil lia)ilities arisin$ from %rivate #ron$s committed )ymedia.

Pleases see attached Po#erPoint %resentation.