COURSE ASSIGNMENT

DATE: 10 January 2014

Elective Course: MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS School: Ateneo Law S !oo" Professor: R& o '( Do)&n*o+ Esq.

Semester: 2n# School Year: 201$%2014

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$s etc./ media and the .udicial system includin$ the sub 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#er1 1.1. 1.2. See attached hand(out on &ne#s$atherin$ issues1/ Cases: Freedom of E+%ression and Administration of "ustice Protection of -e#s Sources0Contem%t Po#er ,eo-"e .( A"ar on 34 Phil. 235 *1464, In re/ Sotto 72 Phil. 545 *1484, Ca0an1a* .( 2ernan#e3 1!2 Phil. 152 *1459, ,eo-"e .( Ca1te"o 8 SC:A 489 *1432, 4a"#&.ar .( Gon3a"e1 133 SC:A 613 1477, ,eo-"e .( Go#oy 286 SC:A 38 *1445, In re/ E)&" ,( Jura#o 286 SC:A 244 *1445, In re/ Atty( Leonar# #e 'era A.;. -o. !1(12(!6(SC *24 "uly 2!!2,

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