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Political Function

News based on the government and political decisions

Economic Function

Products, goods, and government, information conveyed by business, industrial, and agricultural news

Sentry Function

Global warming, rise in homelessness, health needs of aging population.

Record-Keeping function

Obituaries, won or lost sports, price of oil,


Etc

Entertainment function

Comics, entertaining feature stories, and feature photos.

Social function

News about the world

Marketplace function

The city agenda, support from people for the city

Agenda-setting function

World issues. example: the environment or the war on drugs

Libel

Publication of false statement or fact that seriously harms someone's reputation



Lible is printed it defamation

Slander

Spoken defamation

1. Publication

Published in article or headlines

2. Identify

Know who the person is or identified by description

3. False

An absolute defense

4. Statement of fact (false)

Given as truth

5. Seriously harms someone's reputation

Grades, criminal, sexual misconduct, etc

Avoid libel

Evaluate your sources


Accurate notes


Talk to all sides


Wtc

Libel defense

Seek legal help


Correct mistake as soon as possible

Fabrication

You factoring or falsifying any facts, quotes or events for a story

Fair comment and criticism

the legal privilege everyone has to criticize and comment on matters of public interest

Fair Report privilege

Allows journals to report anything said an official governmental proceedings

Opinion privilege

Protects written opinions from libel suits

Shield laws

Preserves the confidentiality of their notes and sources

Courtroom privilege

Privilege for journalists to be in the courtroom

Access to official public business and meetings

Report on what happens in the meetings

Access to public documents and records

Requires all federal agencies to make most of their records available upon request

Copyright

Republishing photos without credit or permission

Fair use

Print to show why it's newsworthy

Parody

Allowed to use them as a springboard for your own witty ideas or clever commentary

Vulgar language

Offensive language

Offensive topics

Sex life, money, criminal

Conflict of interest advertisers

Publishing something that hurts their reputation