Vocab
This law states that the government must make their meetings/records/files open to the public, as long as it does not pose a threat to national security
Sunshine law
The 4 areas of the code of ethics are
Act Independently
Be Accountable and Transparent
Minimize harm
Who won in New York Times vs. Sullivan?
This first amendment freedom protects your right to practice any faith you want, and states that the government cannot enforce a national religion.
Freedom of Religion
Separation of church and state is covered by what first amendment freedom?
Freedom of religion
The government must be able to prove that severe loss, damage or injury will occur by the publication of facts in order to stop the news from printing something. This is called...
Standard of harm
When journalists prioritize the public and see themselves as public servants, they are ______ ________.
Acting Independently
Who won the case Near vs. Minnesota?
Near
This first amendment freedom protects your right to remain silent.
Freedom of Speech
________ guides our decision making, especially when deciding between right and wrong, and could vs. should.
Ethics
What is libel?
Written defamation
Seek the truth and report it
OR
Be accountable and transparent
What SCOTUS case set the standard for actual malice?
New York Times vs. Sullivan
This first amendment freedom protects your right to peacefully protest the government on public property.
Freedom of Assembly
If I show up to the St. Louis mayor's office and ask for a meeting to talk about how the potholes on Hanley road are making me mad, which first amendment freedom allows me to complain about this?
Petition (I will also accept speech)
What is slander?
Spoken defamation
The paparazzi cameras flashing and crowding Princess Diana's car and distracting the driver are believed to be what lead to the fatal crash that ended the Princess's life. What area of ethics did the paparazzi (and paparazzi in general) greatly violate here?
Minimize harm
What was the name of the 7,000 page document the New York Times was trying to publish in New York Times vs. United States?
The Pentagon Papers
What does freedom of speech NOT protect? Think of two examples.
Hate speech/obscene language
Discrimination
Inciting panic (shouting fire in a crowded theater)
Defamation/slander
Threats
When can the government use prior restraint?
If what is being published is a threat to national security, especially during wartime, the government can stop a news publication from printing.
What is prior restraint?
The government stopping the news from publishing something before it is published. The government can only do this if they can prove there is a threat to national security present.
Be accountable and transparent
What was the name of the school newspaper in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier?
The Spectrum
This first amendment freedom protects your right to speak against the government/ask for laws to change.
Petition
What SCOTUS case gives Ms. Steinbrecher and Principal Kaplan the power to censor what is printed in Tower Talk (Villa's school magazine)?
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier