publishing defamatory material w/o reasonable care

What is the defintion of defamation of character?

False statement is written or spoken about an individual

published material that offends community standards

John Peter Zenger Was Put On Trial Because?

He Published Articles Criticizing The Governor

What is fair comment?

An opinion in reviewing books, movies, records, and the like.

knowledge that the information was false

What is journalistic privilege?

Publication of comments made in legislative or judicial sessions

false, printed statement that hurts a person's reputation

false printed statements that hurt someone's reputation

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Negligence is...
publishing defamatory material w/o reasonable care
fact checking
2
What is the defintion of defamation of character?
Gossip
True statements about someone
False statement is written or spoken about an individual
All of the above
3
Who has a tougher time winning libel cases?
Public officials
Private Citizens
4
A public official is...
someone elected to office
allowed to be slandered
someone who is above the law
5
Obscenity is...
publish material that is weird
published material that offends community standards
published material that goes against the law
6
This must be proven in order for a PUBLIC OFFICIAL to sue for libel...
obscenity
damages
actual malice
7
A public figure...
a part of the government
Someone with celebrity status
8
John Peter Zenger Was Put On Trial Because?
Betrayed Her Wife
He Was Ugly
Left Massachusetts
He Published Articles Criticizing The Governor
9
The Trial of John Peter Zenger
ensured freedom of the press
protected the right to bear arms
Ended in a death sentence
was a play protesting the British
10
What is fair comment?
Permits journalists to say whatever they want
Publishing a photo with a caption.
An opinion in reviewing books, movies, records, and the like.
Spreading a rumor that at least 3 people verified is true.
11
Ethics are...
what we want to do
what we can do
what we should do
12
Laws are...
what we want to do
what we have to do
what we should do
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Actual Malice is
knowledge that the information was false
negligence
unfair treatment
false light
14
Slander is
protected by freedom of speech
spoken defamation
written defamation
discrimination
15
True or False: Defamation is publishing untruthful accusations that lower someone's reputation.
false
true
16
Subjective standards that relate to moral elements of journalistic behavior...
morals
being good
ethics
17
What is the BEST defense against libel?
The amount of people who read a story.
The truth
The importance of the information.
The age of the reporter.
18
What is journalistic privilege?
spying on a celebrity who is rumored to be cheating on their spouse
reporting at an active crime scene
Publication of comments made in legislative or judicial sessions
the 1st amendment
19
Spreading false reports about someone that injures his or her reputation is...
privilege
defamation
20
What is libel?
false, spoken statement that hurts a person's reputation
false, spoken statement that improves a person's reputation
false, printed statement that hurts a person's reputation
false, printed statement that improves a person's reputation
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Libel is . . .
false statements that defame someone
false printed statements that hurt someone's reputation
alternative facts, or "fake news"
discriminatory slurs, or "hate speech"

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