MACOMB, Ill., Nov. 2 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
MACOMB, IL - - For 15 years, Western Illinois University Professor Yong Tang has been bringing media law to life through interactive courtroom simulations that give students an opportunity to experience the legal system from multiple perspectives.
Since launching the initiative in 2011, Tang has transformed traditional classroom instruction into practical courtroom experiences, assigning students roles as plaintiffs, defendants, attorneys, judges, witnesses, jurors and courtroom journalists. The simulations cover approximately 10 areas of media law, including broadcasting law, freedom of speech, defamation, privacy, copyright and freedom of information....