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Libel
True information someone doesn't like shared in the media
A published false statement that damages someones reputation
Reluctant cooperation; accepting something without protest.
Tendency towards certain behavior, preference certain idea.
2
Before our nation was established, colonists published only with permission from the crown, a concept called:
Licensing
Prior restraint
3
Privacy law consists of four torts, which of the following is NOT one of them:
Public disclosure of embarrassing public acts
Publicity that places a person in a false light
Intrusion upone solitude or private affairs
Appropriation of a name or likeness
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Publicity of private facts that embarrasses or offend the subject is:
Invasion of privacy
Libel
False light
Slander
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The following are defenses for libel: fair reporting privilege, truth, fair comment, neutral reportage
True
False
6
Intrusion is a violation of solitude when:
there is a reasonable expectation of privacy
we see celebrities on the streets
someone doesn't want the media reporting on public behavior
people are quietly conversing in a restaurant
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The portion of the Constitution that protects free speech.
Fifth Amendement
Second Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
First Amendment
8
Journalists have more protection under the First Amendment than average citizens.
False
True
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Was Zenger Guilty of Libel
Yes
No
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What is Libel Law?
A published false statement that is damaging reputations.
the obligation to act as a member of a jury in court.
Laws that are set in place to handle cases of defamation.
The official power to make legal decisions and judgments
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In NY Times Co v Sullivan, SCOTUS ruled publications of false statements are protected unless..
All of the above
They are made with reckless disregard of their truth
They are made with the knowledge they are false
They are made with actual malice
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What is "reporter's privilege?"
reporters cannot be compelled to release name of source
reporters get access to documents the public does not
reporters have the right to say anything they want, without recourse
reporters can go to local government meetings the general public cannot
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I feel like my writing is better than when I started this class.
False
True
14
Media ethics refers to the laws protecting rights of media.
False
True
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If a story is accurate, but someone doesn't like it, that story is:
Fake News
Libelous
News
16
Television and Radio stations have licensing requirements and rules set by:
CMA
FCC
SEC
FFA
17
You can record legally a private conversation in Tennessee without anyone else knowing about it?
True
False
18
When someone's likeness is used without their permission, this is:
Appropriation
Public person usage
Libel
Free speech
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What is important to prove in a libel case involving a celebrity?
All of the above
There was malicious intent
Information is false
Reporting damages the subject's reputation
