Comm Regulation And Policy

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

• Evaluate the impact of government regulation and public policy on the communication profession

Scenario

As a senior intern at the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME), you’ve been asked to present to next year’s interns at the APME annual conference. New interns typically gather for dinner, speeches, and presentations the Friday night before the weekend conference; your presentation will train interns on government regulations and policies and how they impact the communication profession and will describe your approach to balancing federal laws with professional ethics.

Directions

Describe how you would balance federal laws that challenge your profession’s ethics. For your APME presentation, include the following essential elements:

• Describe how the First Amendment bears on contemporary communication practices.
  • What is and is not protected by the First Amendment
    • What’s covered
    • What’s excluded
  • At least one related current controversial topic, such as Ayyadurai’s suit of Techdirt

• Explain the impact federal regulatory bodies have on the work of communications professionals.
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
    • Net neutrality
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration

• Describe the interrelationship between government regulators and the public or corporations.

• Evaluate the balance of compliance with national security measures with maintaining source confidentiality. Be sure to use concrete examples.

What to Submit

Every project has a deliverable or deliverables, which are the files that must be submitted before your project can be assessed. For this project, you must submit the following:

Presentation
Your presentation should include 9 to 20 slides with speaker notes. Use the presentation template created for this specific assignment.

 

Project Rubric

PresentationWhich Resources Can Help?Describes the relationship of the First Amendment to contemporary communication practices☐ Mastered
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• Unit Resources: First Amendment

Explains the impact federal regulatory bodies have on the work of communication professionals☐ Mastered
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• Unit Resources: Federal Regulatory Bodies

Describes the interrelationship between government regulators and the public or corporations☐ Mastered
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• Unit Resources: Government and Public

Evaluates the balance of compliance with national security measures with maintaining source confidentiality by using specific examples☐ Mastered
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• Unit Resources: Security vs. Confidentiality

GeneralWhich Resources Can Help?Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling; shows understanding of audience and purpose☐ Mastered
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• Academic Support

Lists sources where needed using citation methods with no major errors☐ Mastered
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• Citation Help