The process of presenting current information of importance and interest to an audience
What is journalism?
100
In libel, sharing defamatory material with a third party
What is publication?
100
Someone elected to office with significant policy-making authority
What is a public official?
100
Focusing on the more humorous side, lighthearted
What is entertainment?
100
Stealing material without giving credit
What is plagiarism?
200
An approach to journalism that emphasizes service to an audience and a concern for readers' and viewers' roles in the info process
What is public journalism?
200
Subjective standards that relate to moral elements of journalistic behavior
What is/are ethics?
200
In media law, claim by a plaintiff that private information has been improperly used by the press
What is invasion of privacy?
200
Way of helping to guide students opinions
What is leadership?
200
All sides of a report are shown
What is fairness?
300
Traditional role for the press; power to decide which info to publish and which to ignore
What is a gatekeeper?
300
Portraying someone in an embarrassing role that would offend the typical reader
What is false light?
300
In libel, publishing defamatory material without reasonable care
What is negligence?
300
Bringing about excitement over educational activities
What is school spirit?
300
Libel that was spoken rather than written
What is slander?
400
Habit of holding the press responsible for the info it conveys, even though it is simply transmitting a report, not causing an event
What is blaming the messenger?
400
The publication of a false statement that injures someone's reputation
What is libel?
400
Published material that offends local community standards, portrays sexual conduct specifically described as obscene by state law and lacks serious artistic value
What is obscenity?
400
A cut and dry version of the daily events
What is news reporting?
400
Money won in a lawsuit
What are damages?
500
An audience for journalism with specialized interests
What is niche audience?
500
Standards in libel required from public officials in order to sue
What is actual malice/reckless disregard?
500
In media law, limits on how a reporter obtains information for a story