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Journalism Law
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1. Motions for summary judgment is applicable if the publication is not private facts and is newsworthy.
Dendrite v. John Does
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
Tasini v. NYT
2. Broadcasters are immune from liability if political candidates defame someone while under section 315
6th - cincinnati OH
Qualified privilege
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
Amicus curiae
3. The First Amendment protection for students does not require a public school to print speech when they can justify their decision by stating it is lewd - indecent or offensive - or have legitimate pedagogical concerns.
Preliminary hearing
Freedom of Information Act
McCracken v. Evening News Association
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
4. The OMA does not allow public bodies to bypass the law by closing meetings or doing round robin phone calls. universities are not exempt from FOIA in cases of public records.
Jurisdiction
Gertz v. Welch
First amendment
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
5. Prevents ISPs from liability except on copyright.
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
Dendrite v. John Does
Curtis Publishing v. Butts and AP v. Walker
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
6. The government cannot censor. In order to exercise prior restraint - the Government must show sufficient evidence that the publication would cause a 'grave and irreparable' danger.
Tickets
New York Times v. United States
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Galella v. Onassis
7. Any communication - true or false - which exposes a person to hatred - ridicule or contempt. the person's reputation is harmed or damaged
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Defamation
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
In re Times Publishing Co.
8. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.
Evening News Association v. Troy
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
9. In Michigan - booking photos are available to the public.
Jurisdiction
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
10. A decision of a court that is recognized as an authority in deciding cases which deal with similar or identical questions of law.
Precedent
Fair comment
Tickets
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
11. When you have a private figure plaintiff - even though state standards controls - if it's a matter of public concern - the burden of proof shifts from the defendant who no longer has to prove truth - to the plaintiff who has to prove falsity of what
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
Jurisdiction
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
12. A reporter has a qualified privilege to report on controversial matters of public interest using reputable sources.
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Gertz v. Welch
False light
Doctrine of neutral reportage
13. In an invasion of privacy tort - the right an individual has to profit from their likeness - or to prevent others from gaining value for their own commercial benefit
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Right to publicity
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
14. In an invasion of privacy tort - an action that characterizes a person falsely. Often the person is misrepresented by quoting out of context - the careless use of photos or cutlines - or by using a picture from one story as a picture for another.
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Private figure
False light
Doctrine of neutral reportage
15. Published work of copyrighted material is a violation and isn't protected under Section 107 as 'fair use.'
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
Preliminary hearing
Misdemeanor
16. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Amicus curiae
Injunction
17. 3rd party has no obligation to notify media when there's been a government subpoena of phone records. Also includes any form of electronic communication.
Clark v. ABC
Actual malice
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
18. Opinion - privilege - fair comment - truth - constitutional defenses
Defenses of libel
U.S. v. Dickinson
Time Inc. v. Hill
Freedom of Information Act
19. Michigan statute M.C.L.A. 750.520k violated the First - Fifth - and Fourteenth Amendments
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
WXYZ v. Hand
Injunction
Herbert v. Lando
20. Guarantees people the right to be secure in their homes and property against unreasonable searches and seizures. Also protects against the issuance of a warrant without probable cause.
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Fourth amendment
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Rouch 2
21. Lowest court handles: Tickets - civil matter - Misdemeanor - Felonies
Sixth amendmen
Curtis Publishing v. Butts and AP v. Walker
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
District Court
22. In Michigan - there's an absolute right of public to be present during jury selection.
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Time Inc. v. Hill
Shepherd v. Maxwell
23. If you get the information from outside sources - you can publish it. MCL 750.520k does not constitute an unlawful prior restraint on publication. Rather - the statute directs that the court file be withheld from the public
District Court
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
In re Times Publishing Co.
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
24. Truth is only a defense in privacy cases when it's in a case of _______
Amicus curiae
False light
6th - cincinnati OH
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
25. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Pearson v. Dodd
Wilson v. Layne
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
26. Publication - identification - defamation - harm and damages
First amendment
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
5 Elements of libel
27. Spoken defamation which causes injury to a person's reputation
District Court
Libel
Fourteenth amendment
Alander
28. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.
Freedom of Information Act
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
Curtis Publishing v. Butts and AP v. Walker
Time Inc. v. Hill
29. First Amendment protects media to report information from official records available in open court.
Tasini v. NYT
Felonies
Libel Per Se
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
30. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Time Inc. v. Pape
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
WXYZ v. Hand
31. An invasion of privacy tort which occurs when information about a person's private life is published - and there is not relevant newsworthy tie.
WXYZ v. Hand
Gag order
Florida Star v. B.J.F
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
32. Michigan is in ____ district court in ____ -____
6th - cincinnati OH
First amendment
Qualified privilege
Doctrine of neutral reportage
33. Words that may be innocent on face - but facts make story damaging
Clark v. ABC
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Libel Perquod
5 Areas of privacy
34. A published article must be so inaccurate that it will have more of an effect on the reader than the literal truth would.
McCracken v. Evening News Association
In re Times Publishing Co.
Evening News Association v. Troy
Kincaid v. Gibson
35. Requires certain information held by various federal and state agencies to be made available to the public unless the information falls under one of the exemptions.
Pearson v. Dodd
Freedom of information act
Libel
Jurisdiction
36. Only in Massachusetts - you can close a preliminary hearing if the case is a sexual assault case.
Right to publicity
Globe Newspapers v. Superior Court
Time Inc. v. Pape
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
37. in an invasion of privacy tort - an action which occurs when an individual's expectation of privacy or right to be left alone is breached. EX. A reporter lies about his identity to gain access to information they couldn't under normal conditions.
Actual malice
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
Intrusion on physical solitude
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
38. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000
5 Areas of privacy
Tasini v. NYT
Shulman v. Group W. Productions
Tickets
39. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
5 Areas of privacy
Any civil matter
Florida Star v. B.J.F
40. As long as speech was about a public official (figure) could not reasonably be construed to state actual facts about its subject - it is protected by the first amendment.
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Circuit Court
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
41. A form of qualified privilege which gives the media the right to publish articles as long as opinions are based on relevent facts. These aretiles include opinion - columns - editorials - book reviews - movie reviews - etc.
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
Fair comment
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Branzburg v. Hayes
42. If you obtain material from a third party illegally - media are still protected and can publish.
Pearson v. Dodd
Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of Education
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
43. The Sixth Amendment rights of a defendant outweigh the First Amendment of the press in cases where the press can have prejudicial outcome of the defendant's trial.
Gannett v. DePasquale
Freedom of information act
Time Inc. v. Pape
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
44. Judge has an absolute duty to ensure fair trial rights. Judge must be able to control what's going on in the courtroom.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
First amendment
Tasini v. NYT
Shepherd v. Maxwell
45. A constructive trust is a proper manner of relinquishing the profits of one who abuses a confidential position.
District Court
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Dendrite v. John Does
Snepp v. United States
46. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented
Evening News Association v. Troy
Adjudication
Misdemeanor
Galella v. Onassis
47. Under the language of the statute - these media representatives are not subject to an investigative subpoena.
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
Gertz v. Welch
Right to publicity
48. A judgment made by the court before or during a trial. This judgment is in repsonse to a motion by the plaintiff or defendant - who claims there is not enough evidence or there is no dispute that the information given is fact.
First amendment
Summary judgment
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
5 Elements of libel
49. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.
Tickets
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
Time Inc. v. Hill
50. No absolute right of access to members of the media. Can be restricted within reason.
State News v. Michigan State University
Galella v. Onassis
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures