PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING MIDTERM REVIEW
Please review readings, class handouts and lecture notes about the following topics. Remember that the PowerPoint presentations with the exact terms are on this website.
• Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)
• Open Meeting laws/ Sunshine Laws
• Covering Meetings terms and concepts: For example, how do you determine the most significant information/action?
• Covering School terms: For example, what is Title IX? How do we measure the strength of schools?
• Covering Local Government terms: For example, which positions are appointed and elected? Who is in charge of infrastructure?
• Covering Police terms: For example, how are police departments organized?
• Covering Courts terms: For example, what is the standard of evidence in a civil trial and a criminal trial?
• Criminal Justice terms: For example, what is a misdemeanor and a felony?
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