Media Law 4 (Test 1)

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Transcendent 1st Amendment doctrines include:

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Right to hear
Right not to speak

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2 famous metaphors in Libel Law:

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1. Breathing Space: the latitude that must be provided a journalist commenting on public affairs
2.Chilling Effect: the fear of a journalist to screw up and get sued for error

Front 3

What was the famous Skokie Illinois case about?

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Gertz vs Welch

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Gertz was hired as an atty by the family of a young man who had been killed by a cop. The cop had already been convicted of second degree murder Gertz was to handle the families litigation against him. Welch (the head of a magazine) published that the testimony against the cop was purgered and that Gertz was a commie.
- Gertz sued & the jury awarded him 50K in damages. But the judge threw it out.

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Milkovich vs Lorain Journal

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x

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3 kinds of public forum analysis:

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1. Quintessential- public parks, street corners
2. Limited- buildings, auditoriums, etc that the government isnt required to open but if they do, must be handled even-handedly. (remember the Christians in the school gym)
3. Nonpublic- a place where all speakers are not invited.
(remember Cindy Sheehan and the Congressman's wife)

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Intentification in Fiction:

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x

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Convincing clarity

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x

Front 9

Lee Bollinger

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x

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Andrea Dworkin

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x

Front 11

Justice Anthony Kennedy

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x

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Jerome Barron

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x

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Neil Postman

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x

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state of mind controversy:

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