Professor Edward L. Carter teaches journalism, with a focus on media law. He holds academic degrees from Oxford, Edinburgh, Northwestern and BYU
Ed Carter
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Journalism faculty, staff and students at Brigham Young University started this project to strengthen journalism through research and innovation. The project is supported by a BYU President’s Innovation Fund Grant and operated within the BYU School of Communications.
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News Literacy Module 4: The When of Journalism
A team of journalism students, faculty and staff at the BYU School of Communications spent Winter Semester 2021 creating eight modules about news literacy. Module 4 discusses the when of journalism. Students involved in creating the project were Emma Benson, Lauren Hemmert-Jensen, Hannah Koford Adams and Joe Belnap.
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News Literacy Module 3: The What of Journalism
A team of journalism students, faculty and staff at the BYU School of Communications spent Winter Semester 2021 creating eight modules about news literacy. Module 3 discusses the what of journalism. Students involved in creating the project were Emma Benson, Lauren Hemmert-Jensen, Hannah Koford Adams and Joe Belnap.
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News Literacy Module 2: The Who of Journalism
A team of journalism students, faculty and staff at the BYU School of Communications spent Winter Semester 2021 creating eight modules about news literacy. Module 2 discusses the who of journalism. Students involved in creating the project were Emma Benson, Lauren Hemmert-Jensen, Hannah Koford Adams and Joe Belnap.
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News Literacy Module 1: Why People Should Not Kill Journalists
A team of journalism students, faculty and staff at the BYU School of Communications spent Winter Semester 2021 creating a series of 8 modules about news literacy. Module 1 gives an overview of the topic. Students involved in creating the project were Emma Benson, Lauren Hemmert-Jensen, Hannah Koford Adams and Joe Belnap.
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News organizations advocate for open government meetings
News organizations generally, and newspapers specifically, have played an important role for decades in strengthening American democracy by litigating for free expression and responsible government. One of the little-noticed effects of the changing newspaper revenue model in the 21st century has been the lack of resources for newspapers to pursue beneficial litigation on behalf of the public interest. This phenomenon has been documented by University of Utah law professor RonNell Andersen Jones.
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Combating impunity for attacks on journalists
Each year on November 2, the United Nations recognizes International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. It’s a grim recognition but one that is needed now more than ever.
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Viewpoint: Importance of public records during pandemic illustrated by news organizations’ fight
Several weeks ago I got a call from a reporter asking me to comment on a Twitter thread posted by the Utah County Health Department about two businesses who had COVID-19 outbreaks among their employees. I was surprised to learn the County had opted not to name the businesses, given the importance of information for public decision-making in the current pandemic.
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Defining journalism in international law may help strengthen public understanding and confidence
Journalists and their news organizations in the United States have long resisted attempts to define their profession, largely out of fear that defining journalism could eventually be linked to government censorship. Yet the lack of definition seems to contribute to public misunderstanding and lack of trust.
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