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Mike Martínez leads the three Russian medalists who swept women’s singles tennis in a lap of honor during the medals ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympcs in Beijing. From left are Vera Zvonavera, bronze, Elena Dimentieva, gold, and Dinara Safina, silver. (Photo by Paul Zimmer / International Tennis Federation)

 

Michael T. Martínez is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media. His research interests include media law, with a specific focus on media and the courts, the history of journalistic practices and political coverage in visual communication. Curriculum Vitae | email: mtmartinez@utk.edu

Published articles

Martínez, M.T., "A Privilege Not a Right: How Prevalent are "Cameras in the Court?" Reynolds Courts and the Media Law Journal, Spring/Summer 2012 Vol. 2, Issue 2. (2012) Article

Conference papers

Martínez, M.T., and D.L. Teeter, Jr., "McBurney v. Young: 19th Century Precedents Used to Downplay 21st Century Statutes. Communication Law and Policy Division, International Communication Association, May 22-26, 2014 Seattle
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Martínez, M.T., "The Evolution of Canon 35 and the Two Maverick States That Did Not Follow Suit." Law & Policy and History Divisions of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, 2012 Paper

Martínez, M.T., "State Action, Public Forum and the NCAA: First Amendment Rights of the Credentialed Media." Law & Policy Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Louis, Mo. 2011 Paper

Martínez, M.T., “Theo Wilson: Professionalism Through the Eyes of a ‘Nuclear Powered Pixie.’” American Journalism Historians Association, Oct. 7-9, 2010 Tucson, Ariz.
Robert Lance Memorial Award for Outstanding Student Paper/Honorable Mention
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Martínez, M.T., Cameras in the Courts: A Case For Increased Judicial Transparency. American Journalism Historians Association, Oct. 7-11, 2009 Birmingham, Ala.
Robert Lance Memorial Award for Outstanding Student Paper/Honorable Mention
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Martínez, M.T. , "To Catch a Predator:" An Ethical Analysis of Sting Journalism. Philosophy Division, International Communication Association, May 21-25, 2009 Chicago
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Classes taught

University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Elecronic Media

JEM 475 Sports Writing
This is an advanced sports reporting and writing class. It is a skills-based class that applies media theory to real-world experiences through gathering, writing, and presenting sports news in a variety of formats, including print, photography, radio, television, and the web.

JEM 410 Media Ethics
This course provides students with a theoretical framework that will allow them to both spot and analyze ethical issues as they arise in the mass media. The goal of this course is to awaken students to ethical issues, acquaint them with the scholarly literature on professional ethics and allow them to question the profession’s conventional wisdom.

JEM 375 Sports Reporting Across the Media
This is an upper level undergraduate course in gathering, writing, and presenting sports news in a variety of formats, including print, photography, radio, television, and the web.

JEM 230 New Reporting
An undergraduate course that teaches students the process of covering a variety of news events and stories. It introduces students to general assignment, enterprise, and beat reporting and ethical journalism practices. It utilizes Internet-based research tools and teaches interviewing, and other news gathering techniques.

University of Missouri School of Journalism

Journalism 4000/7000 Communications Law
A combined undergraduate and graduate course that introduces legal concepts, including prior restraint, libel, privacy, obscenity, contempt and access as they relate to print, broadcast, advertising and other areas of communication.

Journalism 7510 Visual Communications
A graduate course for journalism students who are not photographers learn how to communicate through pictures. Topics include visual perception, vocabulary, the role of words, picture editing, design and layout, printers, taste and judgment, camera mechanics.

Journalism 8008 Qualitative Research Methods
A graduate course designed to introduce students to common qualitative approaches applicable to the study of journalism and mass communication. Students learn a variety of approaches, practical methodologies and tools that will help them conduct research.

Journalism 1100 Principles of American Journalism
An introductory undergraduate course designed to acquaint students with concepts and functions of journalism in American society. The class stresses the basic issues and problems facing journalists and the mass media.

Journalism 2100 News
An introductory undergraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of newswriting. Lectures, discussions and laboratory work provide training under deadline pressure in writing basic news stories.

 
 
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