Chapter 13 - Media Law Questions

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Zenger Case

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established truth as a defense for libel.

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Limits on Free Speech

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Alien and Sedition Acts --- Patriot Acts

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Patriot Act

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Acronym that gives goverment alot of power to investigate people.

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Three Main Issues That Protect Individuals From Press

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libel, invasion of privacy, right to a fair trail

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Libel -- three necessary things for it...

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Published statement that exposes someone unjustifibaly to contempt.

Defamination, Identification, Publication

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Defense of Truth

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Way for media to protect themselves from LIBEL--says that absolute truth is defensible against a libel suit.

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Defense of Privilege

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Means that there are certain "priveleges" to keep or rather any statements made in a document cant be used for the basis of a libel suit.

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Times Vs Sullivan

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Decided that a newspaper cannot be held for libel if they incorrectly write articles--make mistakes with their facts.

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Invasion of Privacy -- four things for individuals to protect themselves from it

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Violation of the four and fourteenth amendment --

Intrusion, false light, embarrasment, misappropriation

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Intrusion

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Invasion by physical tresspass into space under person's control.

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Embarrasment

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Comes down to how well known the person is and how true the actual info is

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False Light

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When a journalist publishes untrue statements about an individual that significantly alters their image

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Misappropriation

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Using a person's name or image for commercial purposes without their consent.

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Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment

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6th = right to be tried by an impartial jury

14th = right to be tried fairly before jury.

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United States V. Noriega

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The press was restricted from covering the case

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Cohen vs Cowles

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Proved that freedom of speech of press could be overided if they broke a verbal contract with someone.

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Prior Restraint

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Judicial order that stops a media organization from plublishing or broadcasting a story. (EX. NEAR V. MINNESTOA -- AND PENTAGON PAPERS)

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The Progressive Case

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Just think H-Bombs; implicated that it's very hard for the govt to keep info private

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Shield Laws

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Give jouranlists protection from having to testify in court about their stories

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Roth Vs United States

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Think OBSCENITY. It helped define what obsencity is--and in the its three parts: standard for obscenity, work must be taken as a whole and appeal to pruient interests

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Miller Vs. California

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added two more key points: no child pornography and any material that has literary or scientific value cannot be banned.

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Radio Act of 1927

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Created the federal Radio Commision -- changed broadcast -- stations with acting with the public interest, conveince

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Equal Time Provision

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Required that broadcasts make equivelent amounts of broadcast time avialable to all candidates running for public office.

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The Fairness Doctrine

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Required stations to have contrasting views to controversial issues.

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Telecommunications Act of 1996

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biggest reform since FCC formed. Revised broadcast regulation and internet.

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The Smith Act

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Made it a crime to advocate the violent overthrow of the govt or to belong to a group that advocated the violent overthrow of the govt.