Choose a topic of interest in the law of public communication. This will be a researched essay to be submitted by the end of the semester. This essay must have appropriate bibliography (at least five references) and proper footnotes using either APA or MLA format or Bluebook format. The research paper should be a minimum of 5 pages and a maximum of 8 pages, double-spaced, 1-inch margin, 12 point font.
Plagiarism will result in an automatic failure.
Your papers will be graded on:
Content, including writing quality and comprehensiveness of research (85%);
Adherence to complete and proper citation style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. (15%)
When writing your paper, please make sure to attribute all direct quotations or block longer quotes. Never write a research paper using first-person pronouns
Please provide a cover page with an appropriate information-title of your research paper, course, your name, and date.
Within your paper, you will have an introduction, a statement regarding your topic, and a review of pertinent literature, including major arguments pro and con on your topic. After making an objective—not opinionated—a study of the subject, you also are expected to come to some conclusions based on your analysis of the literature.
You will use a minimum of 5 acceptable sources—traditional, scholarly sources, such as law journal articles, legal newspapers, cases, statutes and scholarly books, credible web articles, textbooks, newspaper articles, encyclopedia, trade magazines, articles. Please feel free to use all of the links listed on your course page.
If you are citing to a case, please cite as follows:
Name of Case (underlined or italicized), Volume, Reporter, Page where the case begins (Year of Decision).
Example: Brown v. Bd. Of Education, 100 U.S. 294 (1999)
Possible research ideas: CHOOSE ONE:
Fairness Doctrine-Should it Be Brought Back?
Anti-Piracy Laws and the Internet
Occupy Wall Street and Freedom of Speech.
First Amendment Freedom of Speech Cases in the US Supreme Court.