Defamation
Which is easier to prove in court; Libel or Slander? Why?
Libel
It is recorded in some way.
The legal right to control the use and reproduction of their original works.
What is Copyright?
Where did “rag paper” originate from?
China
A false statement that injures someone's reputation and exposes him to public contempt, hatred, ridicule, or condemnation.
What is Defamation?
Who can make a petition, and to what organization(s) can they petition?
Anyone to any organization.
True or False:
Defendants in a slander case will lose if their statement is found to be true.
False
To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own.
What is Plagiarism?
Who built the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
A line stating who wrote the story.
What is the By-line?
The standard establishes that a school has the right to censor something coming from a school organization.
What is the Hazelwood Standard?
A written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression.
What is Libel?
Name four things that can be copyrighted.
What are:
Books, Poems, Novels, Songs, Sheet Music, Albums, Thesis Papers, Photos, Videos, Movies, Plays, Scripts, etc.
True or False:
The Catholic Church originally tried to monopolize the printing press.
True
Writing that contains bias.
What is Subjective Writing?
Which story(ies) did the principal not accept in the newspaper in the Hazelwood case?
Divorce Impact on Kids
Slander cases considered “slanderous per se” are awarded what without the need of proof?
Special Damages
Millions of Dollars
General Damages
General Damages
What is a good concept to prevent plagiarism in your work?
When in doubt, quote it.
Cite the sources.
True or False:
Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation is not a form of plagiarism.
False
An untruthful oral (spoken) statement about a person that harms the person's reputation or standing in the community.
What is Slander?
The standard establishes that lewd and vulgar language is not acceptable at school events.
What is the Fraser Standard?
What are the four points of Journalism Ethics?
Or
What are the three basic rules to avoid libel?
Seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, be accountable.
Or
Check and recheck facts, fairness, exercise good judgment.
Which of the following is considered Copyright?
Works published by the U.S. government.
Facts that are the result of original research.
Compiled readily info, such as the phone book.
Works in the public domain.
Facts that are the result of original research.
True or False:
Government and policy-makers are held at a different level than the average person in libel cases.
True
What did William Caxton contribute to the English language?
He Standardized the English Language.
True or False:
The principal cannot censor the newspaper in a public forum school district.
True
Public is the same as Open Forum.