Faculty Research
Faculty and Affiliate Scholars at the Center for Media Law and Policy conduct extensive research on various media law related issues. We maintain a repository of these works, which is available from the links below.
Social Sciences Resources
For a list of helpful sites that offer social science resources, visit our new Social Science Research page.
Center Whitepapers, Research and Reports
- State Regulation of Election-Related Speech in the U.S.: An Overview and Comparative Analysis (Aug. 2021)
 - Addressing the Decline of Local News, Rise of Platforms, and Spread of Mis/Disinformation Online: A Summary of Current Research and Policy Proposals (Dec. 2020)
 - Political Advertising on Platforms in the United States: A Brief Primer (Jan. 2020)
 - Regulating the Political Wild West: State Efforts to Address Online Political Advertising (Jan. 2020)
 - Freedom of Speech on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus: What Students Understand About First Amendment Issues (Apr. 2019)
 - Balancing Transparency and Privacy in the Implementation of Police Body-Worn Camera Systems (Sept. 2018)
 - A State Public Affairs Network for North Carolina: It’s Time! (Apr. 2013)
 - From Competition to Cooperation: Engaging Cable, Satellite, Internet and Mobile Broadband Service Providers in Meeting the Information Needs of Communities (May 2012)
 
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External Resources
FCC Resources
- The FCC Tools page
 - The FCC Media Bureau Page
 - Report on the Information Needs of Communities — FCC
 - FCC Media Ownership Suggested Readings
 - Report by the UNC School of Media and Journalism, From Competition to Cooperation: Engaging Cable, Satellite, Internet and Mobile Broadband Service Providers in Meeting the Information Needs of Communities
 
Newsgathering
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 - Knight Community News Network: Top Ten Rules for Limiting Liability
 - NewsU’s Newsgathering Law & Liability: A Guide for Reporting
 - MLRC Actions Against Online Speech
 - First Amendment Library
 - Youtube: Citizen Media Law Project
 - Citizen Media Law Project Resources Page
 - Student Press Law Center Publications and Handouts
 - Drone Journalism and the Law
 - Open N.C.
 
Miscellaneous
- #medialaw and #intellectualproperty on Twitter
 - The Internet Law Library
 - Legal Dictionary Online
 







