Homework Help Forum: Media Law

Posted by Angie on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:33pm.

What are the reasonable limits in which the media should be allowed to cover governmental meetings in the media role of informing the electorate of the activities of government?

• Media Law - Ms. Sue, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:39pm

  Governmental meetings are supposed to be public and therefore, the media should cover all government meetings. I believe the only exceptions are those meetings in which personnel matters or security concerns are discussed. The final decisions must be made in public and available to the media.

  
  

• Media Law - Angie, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:41pm

  What about sensitive national security meetings? Should the media have access to these too? How about military meetings or Court Martials?

  
  

• Media Law - Ms. Sue, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:42pm

  Both of those come under the headings of personnel matters and security.

  
  

• Media Law - Angie, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:43pm

  Ok, thank you!

  
  

• Media Law - Ms. Sue, Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:46pm

  You're welcome.

  
  

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