Student journalists and free speech by LoMonte, F. D. in Insights On Law & Society, Vol. 12, Issue 3. Copyright 2012 by American Bar Association. Reprinted by permission of American Bar Association via the Copyright Clearance Center.
?Grossman, W. M. (2012). Tightening the net. New Scientist, 216(2894), 28-29.

Tightening the net by Grossman, W.M., in New Scientist, Vol. 261, Issue 2894. Copyright 2012 by Reed Business Publishing, LTD. Reprinted by permission of Reed Business Publishing, LTD. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
?Worksheet
?Worksheet 3a

Download this Worksheet if you will focus on an international news story for this Worksheet. Follow the directions found in this document to complete the Worksheet assignment. Also see the Research requirements below.

OR
?Worksheet 3b

Download this Worksheet if you will focus on the work of a musician or artist for this Worksheet. Follow the directions found in this document to complete the Worksheet assignment. Also see the Research requirements below.
?Research

Use the library or credible Internet sources to learn about freedom of speech laws in your own country and in one other country.

For the Worksheet this week, you compare the freedom of speech laws in your own country with another country. Review the Worksheet to learn more about how your research will be applied to the assignment.

You will also be required to find two additional articles or sources for your Worksheet this week that are based on the topic covered in the Worksheet that you choose.

Consult the Worksheet that you choose for more information.
Websites
?Microsoft PowerPoint Training Tutorials: Create Your First Presentation

These tutorials are audio-based with lots of visuals. This resource will be used for your Final Project.
?Microsoft Corporation. (n.d.). Create your first presentation [PowerPoint 2007 tutorial]. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first-presentation-RZ010186615.aspx
?Microsoft Corporation. (n.d.). Create your first presentation [PowerPoint 2003 tutorial]. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first-presentation-RZ001129842.aspx
Media
?Laureate Education (Producer). A presentation in Saudi Arabia [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Susan Saxton, Chief Academic Officer for the Laureate Higher Education Group, and Rissa Karpoff, a Senior Manager in the Innovations Group of Laureate Education?s Product Strategy and Development department, relate their experiences when preparing for and attending a presentation in Saudi Arabia. Both Ms. Saxton and Ms. Karpoff identify specific customs and cultural differences about which they needed to be mindful and practice as American women in Saudi Arabia.
Optional Resources
?Articles
?Glyn-Jones, G. (2004, August 10). Theatre?Zimbabwe?s last free speech? BBC Focus on Africa Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2013, from https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3937883.stm

This article explores the tightening of Zimbabwean government media laws. It further examines the role that theater plays in media, specifically since the introduction of these new laws in 2002.

?Course Text: The Dynamics of Mass Communication: Media in Transition
?Chapter 2, ?Perspectives on Mass Communication?

This chapter examines society?s various perspectives on mass communication.
?Websites
?Freedom House. (n.d.). Media freedom. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from https://www.freedomhouse.org/issues/media-freedom

This web page provides a view on freedom of the press at an international level.

?FindLaw. (n.d.). Freedom of expression?Speech and press. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1/annotation06.html#1

This article introduces the Freedom of Press rights as written in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights within the U.S. Constitution.