JCOM 656. Law and Business for Media. 4 Credits.
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of producing independent documentary film and multimedia journalism, from story development to distribution. Along the way, you’ll learn concepts that will help you run a business either as a documentary filmmaker or journalist, including pitching and budgeting a project, securing legal rights, building the right team for the story and finding a distributor or publisher. All of this in service of supporting and making excellent nonfiction media that can help shape the world.