Bias
This type of bias refers to a frame/approach inherent to journalism which favors certain kinds of news topics over others.
Structural Bias
What initial step did the U.S. government take to limit reporter access to World World II?
Created the Office of War Censorship
A false statement about someone/something that hurts their reputation
Defamation
Why do we say the First Amendment is an example of a negative liberty?
Because it tells the government what it cannot do, not citizens what they can
Why is journalism often considered a ‘fourth estate’ of government?
Because it helps provide a check on the three branches of government (judicial, legislative, executive)
Why is it important for journalists to maintain their independence?
to avoid conflicts of interest which can impact their work.
As it related to coverage of the Holocaust, how did the publisher of the New York Times want his paper to be seen?
As being owned by a Jewish family, but not known as a “Jewish paper.”
A law that gives some ability to a journalist to protect their sources from being compelling to testify in court.
Shield Law
This Supreme Court Justice helped establish the “clear and Present danger” test to help regulate speech
Oliver Wendell Holmes
These three metaphors help us understand the role journalism plays in society
Mirror, Marketplace and Watchdog
Name two types of bias that media critic Brooke Gladstone argues are present in daily journalism
bad news bias, status quo bias
DAILY DOUBLE!
This American journalist was first to report on the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp
Edward R Murrow
Standard of proof required of a public figure in a defamation case
Actual Malice
DAILY DOUBLE!
When does speech that might be classified as ‘hate speech’ or violent speech become potentially criminal?
When it includes a direct and clear incitement to violence
Does Ohio have a shield law?
Yes
Name a type of bias the reporting team in Spotlight confronted in its reporting on priest abuse in Boston
access bias
status quo bias
bad news bias
Widely considered to be the most uncensored war in American history.
Vietnam War
Government prohibition of speech in advance of publication
Prior Restraint
What was the U.S. v. O’Brien case about ?
A man who burned his draft card in protest of Vietnam War. US Supreme court ruled it was not protected speech because he had other outlets for his protest. His burning of his draft card got in the way of the government’s ability to do its work.
Where is the documentary film "Storm Lake" set?
Iowa
This form of bias suggests journalists favor stories that are new
Commercial Bias
She was the only female reporter to land on the beaches of Normandy on D Day
Marsha Gellhorn
This law protects tech companies from being sued for the content they host online
Section 230 law
What rationale did the SCOTUS give when it affirmed Brandi Levy's right to express herself on Snapchat?
Levy's SC post did not cause a disruption to school learning.
The most valuable thing you have learned in JRN 101 this semester
Unlimited Responses