JOUR 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
When Offered: Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and The Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
Prerequisite: First-year standing.JOUR 180: FS: Covering Great Trials in History: The Impact of the Press and the Public on Justice (3). From the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Scopes “Monkey” Trial to Charles Manson and O.J. Simpson, Americans have long been fascinated by the high-profile trial. Often in dramatic fashion, trials reveal our deepest secrets by exposing the weaknesses, violent tendencies, and obsessions of people we thought were worthy of our respect or our fear. Through famous cases, this seminar examines the complexities of the conflict between two cornerstones of American democracy: the freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial. The course is taught by Reynolds Professor of Legal Reporting Toni Locy, who has covered federal courts, the Justice Department, and the U.S. Supreme Court for several national news organizations. (SS5) Locy
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