NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
NMD3113	Media Law	Fall	3	0	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	In this course the students will examine the key laws, regulations and regulating bodies that govern and restrict the media and publishing practice. They will analyze the legal system, take a closer look at how laws are made. Furthermore, they will assess the role of courts and the parliament in relation to media and publishing. They will also discuss self-regulation and its impact on media practice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Critically discuss the concepts related with freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
2) Report on legal issues.
3) Explain privacy law, broadcasting law and intellectual property and the laws of defamation.
4) Compare the different roles of courts and regulatory bodies in relation to media practices.
5) Evaluate the role and impact of self-regulation on media and journalists.
6) Critically analyze the legal and regulatory restrictions on freedom of expression and their impact on media practice.

Course Content

The course focuses on freedom of expression in digital age. The course will discuss defamation, access to information, breach of privacy, internet bans, freedom of expression, freedom of press and confidentiality.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction, course objectives
2)	Basic Principles of Mass Communication Law
3)	Freedom of Expression in digital age
4)	Freedom of the Press in digital age
5)	Freedom of expression according to European Court of Human Rights I
6)	Freedom of expression according to European Court of Human Rights II
7)	Press Act (Law No. 5187)
8)	Personal rights and public interests according to Supreme Court
9)	Intellectual property rights
10)	Law No. 6112 (Broadcasting Law on Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises) I
11)	Law No. 6112 (Broadcasting Law on Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises) II
12)	New Media Law (Law No. 5651 on Regulating Broadcasting in the Internet) I
13)	New Media Law (Law No. 5651 on Regulating Broadcasting in the Internet) II
14)	Final review before final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1) Media Law, Ethics, and Policy in the Digital Age, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, Nhamo A. Mhiripiri and Tendai Chari. 2) Kitle Haberleşme Hukuku, Beta Yayınları, Kayıhan İçel 3) Basın Özgürlüğünden Bilgilenme Hakkına, Alfa Yayınları, Çetin Özek
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	4	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Homework Assignments	4	12	48
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.	5
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.	1
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.	4
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.	1
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.	4
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.	3
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.	1
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.	5
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.	3
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.	1