Media 230 Graduate School, Course Title and Description: “Media Ethics and Legal Standards” (Approved: #UPDiliman faculty University Council and the #UniversityofthePhilippines Board of Regents). Scope copyright © marichulambino I.WHO OWNS THE MEDIA? IMPLICATIONS. Media Organizations and Social Media Empires: Legal Standards and Ethical Issues. II. WHO GOVERNS THE MEDIA? Contemporary Controverted Topics in Media Law and Implications on independence, accuracy, fairness, fake news. III.WHAT COMPELS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, AND WHY? International Codes of Conduct and Case Studies