A written statement that falsely injures the reputation of another person.
What is libel?
100
The relationship between politicians and the media.
What is love-hate relationship or adversarial relationship?
100
Established malice standard which has to be met before press reports.
What is New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)?
200
The traditional view of the press's free speech rights.
What is prior restraint?
200
A journalist who searches through the activities of public officials and organizations seeking to expose conduct contrary to the public interest.
What is a muckraker?
200
Independent agency in US government that works toward six goals in broad-based competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety, and homeland security.
What is Federal Communications Commission?
200
The existence of this is important because government officials pay close attention to what the media says about them and with the tendency of investigation of news.
What is national press?
200
Ruled that political coverage was to be blunted.
What is Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo (1974)?
300
If a broadcaster endorses a candidate, the opposing candidate has a right to reply.
What is political editorializing rule?
300
Regulates privacy and discourages Canadian media.
What is telecommunications act?
300
A brief statement for no longer than a few seconds used on a radio or television news broadcast.
What are sound bites?
300
Rule of federal communications commissions stating that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, the opposing must have the opportunity to be sold the same amount of time.
What is equal time rule?
300
Displayed the prevalence of the freedom of press.
What is New York Times v. United States (1971)?
400
A false accusation of an offense.
What is defamation?
400
Tendency of news reporting as having become homogeneous.
What is pack journalism?
400
Intense media coverage that disregards other laws.
What is feeding frenzy?
400
Information provided to the media by an anonymous public official as a way of testing the public's reaction to a possible policy or appointment.
What is trial balloon?
400
Supreme Court ruled that injunction was unconstitutional as applied.
What is Near v. Minnesota (1931)?
500
Allows partial disclosure.
What is freedom of information act (1974)?
500
Words that reflect a value judgement, used to persuade the listener without making an argument.
What is loaded language?
500
Classified papers on the Vietnam War.
What is Pentagon Papers?
500
Basic types of news stories.
What are routine stories, feature stories, and insider stories?
500
A full one page ad on the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. brought about the conflict of this case.