Journalism Laws
© stand for in terms of online content
What is Copyright
The practice of passing off another’s work as your own
What is Plagiarism
Facts can be copyrighted
What is False
Decided in 1969, this landmark Supreme Court case famously declared that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
She shattered television glass ceilings as the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program.
Who is Barbara Walters
Guarantees freedom of the press in the U.S.
What is the First Amendment to the Constitution
An ethical principle allows for a response to criticism
What is right of reply
A minor to request a police report
What is True
In this 1988 case, the Supreme Court ruled that public school administrators can censor student speech in school-sponsored newspapers if they have a valid educational reason.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
Exposed asylum conditions for a story, this trailblazing woman faked insanity to be committed for 10 days.
Who is Nellie Bly
Organization provides free legal advice to student journalists
What is the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
False written defamation of character
What is Libel
This basic freedom protected by the First Amendment lets people practice their beliefs without government interference
What is Religion
This 1964 case protected the press by establishing that public officials must prove "actual malice" to win a libel lawsuit.
What is New York Times v. Sullivan
This media tycoon's massive empire and sensational tactics inspired Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane.
Who is William Randolph Hearst
What factor does NOT contribute to the press's credibility?
What is Sensationalism
The practice that allows critics to defend their opinions
What is Fair comment
This basic freedom protected by the First Amendment lets people practice their beliefs without government interference
What is Speech
In 1973, the Supreme Court established the "Miller test," ruling that this specific type of unwanted sexual content is not protected by the First Amendment.
What is obscenity (or obscene material)?
His 15th-century movable-type press sparked a European revolution in literacy and information.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
Meaning of "objective" reporting
What is Fair, neutral (unbias) reporting
Significance of the right of reply
What is It ensures fairness by allowing the criticized party to respond.
Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition make up this complete set of rights
What is the First Amendment Rights
The Supreme Court reaffirmed in 2004 that the government cannot engage in "viewpoint discrimination," meaning it can't engage in this action against an oppositional viewpoint.
What is suppression (or suppressing speech)?
Though known for sensational "yellow journalism," he established the most prestigious American awards in journalism.
Who is Joseph Pulitzer