Key Terms #1
Objectivity
The ability to make fair, neutral observations about people and event
Plagiarism
The taking and using as one’s own the writings or inventions of another person
The Entertainment Function
Provide light element such as the comics
Record-Keeping Function
Data! Who died, how much is gas, who was elected, etc.
How does Stephen Glass eventually get caught in his lies?
The location where the Conference is held is not open on Sundays.
“Composite Characters”
Fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people. This practice is frowned upon by ethical journalists.
Libel
Written damaging false statements against another person or institution that appear in writing or that are spoken (broadcast) from a written script
The Political Function
Watchdog of the government
The Economic Function
Provides information about products, goods, agriculture that sometimes gets lost in advertisements
According to Stephen, what do great editors do for their writers, and who is a great editor?
A great editor defends and stands up for their writers.
Slander
A damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcasted on the spot
Right of Reply (or simultaneous rebuttal)
The opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in the same story
The Social Function
In social settings people talk about the news...creates conversation
The Agenda-Setting Function
What they put in the paper is what people talk about
What is the privilege of working at the New Republic, according to Stephen Glass?
Your work actually gets read by people who matter...Air Force 1, lawmakers, etc.
Prior Restraint
Censorship, or restraint in advance of publication. This is illegal in the United States except in the rarest of circumstances, usually pertaining to national security in wartime
Privileged Statements
Statements made on the floor of Congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if published, are immune from libel suits
The Marketplace Function
Provides forum for all sorts of ideas...trees being cut down, streets being widened, sidewalks put in, etc.
Fair Comment
A libel defense that protects a journalist’s expressed opinion of public figures or reviews of books, records, and the like
When was the New Republic Magazine first published?
1914
In Loco Parentis
The legal idea that school authorities act “in place of the parent” and assume a parent’s legal rights, duties, and responsibilities. This concept was apparently struck down in the Tinker case.
Forum Theory
The idea that once a forum (or place where ideas are exchanged) is created, the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled
The Sentry Function
To watch over the horizon and pinpoint future problems (climate change, issues of brutality or hate, health issues, etc.)
Privileged Statements
Statements made on the floor of Congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if published, are immune from libel suits
What magazine does Stephen Glass work for?
The New Republic