Prof. Vicky Sama is a journalism educator and journalist whose research interests center on First Amendment rights. Her expansive journalism career includes covering war, drug cartels and guerrilla groups in Latin and South America. In addition to her expertise in media law and ethics, she has taught courses in reporting, covering political campaigns, literary journalism and sports media.
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First Amendment rights, press freedom, open records and open meetings laws, student speech rights, media ethics, war reporting, prior restraint, sports coverage of cycling, journalism, feature writing and political reporting