This course explores the wide range of legal and policy issues raised by governmental limitations on and regulation of communications media, including newspapers, broadcast media, cable, and the Internet. We will address the core concepts of freedom of expression and their application to a variety of news gathering and publication contexts. Topics covered will include the law governing defamation, invasions of privacy, access to government information and judicial proceedings, the regulation of broadcast media, the report's privilege, and the press and national security. Throughout the course, we will pay particular attention to the applicability of current legal doctrine to speech on the Internet.