The First Amendment Rocks!

Situation You are a song writer and you hear a song on the radio. You really like the beat! So you use the beat and write an original song without the consent of the original songwriters. Your song becomes an instant hit. So what happens when you come under attack for copyright infringement? Legal Background […]

1. Situation There is a broadcasting station and they are unhappy because of all the local broadcasting stations it had to offer. They look at all the regulations and the Cable Act and decide that over time they will just cut off a few local channels at a time. Then in a few years they […]

Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980) To see all the details go here: Facts of Case: The Richmond Newspapers (Appellant), wanted to have a judicial order of a criminal trial to all of the press and the public (Virginia) overturned and said it would be a violation of the First Amendment. The First Amendment guarantees both […]

DISCUSSION CASE Title: LEVESQUE VS.DOOCY   1.THE SITUATION: As we know freedom of the press is given to us in the first amendment, but we follow a code of ethics so that we uphold certain values. Say a reporter writes a story and include legitimate quotations from you and then  a third party comes along […]

Hola all. Im Jasmine Parker (new last name, I just got married!) I just changed my major from broadcast journalism to print journalism. I minor in popular culture.  I plan on starting my own online magazine because my goal is to be self-employed. I have an almost 2-year-old daughter. This is my senior year at […]

Hi everyone, I’m Asia Rapai, a senior majoring in print journalism and minoring in visual communication technology with a focus on web and video. This year I am the editor-in-chief at The BG News, which means I spend A LOT of my time in the newsroom over in West Hall trying to maintain a solid […]

Hey there, my name is Matt Nye and I am a junior, print journalism major here at BG. I also have worked for the BGnews for almost three years now because I started 2 weeks into the school year my freshman year. I have covered general reporting stories, swimming, hockey, (which I will be covering […]

I’m Max Filby and I’m from Sylvania, Ohio, about 30 to 45 minutes North of Bowling Green. I’m a junior studying print journalism at the University with minors in Italian and Political Science. I work at The BG News as the News Editor, a page designer and a reporter. I’ve worked at The News since […]

Hi, my name is Alesha Gailhouse.  I am a public relations major, with a Spanish minor.  My passion is singing opera, playing the violin and public speaking.  So, someday I hope to own a public relations firm in Spain, while singing opera and playing the violin.  Just kidding.  I do want to own a PR […]

Hi, my name is Alissa Widman. I’m a junior print journalism major and sociology minor at Bowling Green State University from Sandusky, Ohio. (You may know it as “Cedar Point, Ohio.”) I hope to someday work as a newspaper reporter. I interned this past summer for The Sandusky Register, the Associated Press’ best division III […]