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Journalism Law

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1. First Amendment protects media to report information from official records available in open court.






2. Private members of society are not required by the First Amendment to meet the 'actual malice' standard in order to recover damage.

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3. Minor errors do not count as actual malice.






4. 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.






5. For purposes of defamation - a person who has thrust themself into the spotlight and has the power to gain media publicity. these individuals must prove actual malice to prevail in a libel suit






6. The power of authority of a particular court to hear and adjudicate matters in dispute






7. First Amendment protects even false statements about the conduct of public officials except when statements are made with knowledge that they are false or in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity. (actual malice)






8. The media must make sure that permission is acquired in commercial situations.






9. A reporter has a qualified privilege to report on controversial matters of public interest using reputable sources.






10. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.






11. For purposes of divorce - there may be some elements of a public person's private life that make them a private figure.






12. Qualified privilege allows newspapers to report on both sides of a story as long as the sources are qualified. Created doctrine of neutral reportage






13. NYT actual malice standard does not extend to private figures. However - it's up to the states to determine what a private figure is - and there's a new standard that says you have to prove harm and damages.






14. Spoken defamation which causes injury to a person's reputation






15. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.






16. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.






17. If a quote is altered - in order for a publication to be sued the plaintiff must prove the meaning portrayed in altered quote is dramatically different than the actual quote






18. US Supreme court allows inquiry into a reporters state of mind when making decisions about what to include and what not to include.






19. Even though university foundations are privately incorporated - they might be subject to comply with FOIA and OMA if the majority of funding comes from the university.






20. The right of an individual to a speedy trial by an impartial jury - to be informed of the changes against them - to confront witnesses - the right to have compulsory proceedings to obtain witnesses in their favor - and the right to have assistance of






21. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too






22. This protects the media from liability of defamatory statements made during official proceedings. The published story must be a fair and accurate account of what happened.






23. In the case where a party challenges the underlying facts that support a trial court's decision - the appellate court must defer to the trial court's view of the facts.






24. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss






25. The First Amendment protection for students does not require a public school to print speech when they can justify their decision by stating an educational purpose.






26. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000






27. 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






28. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.






29. The press has no greater constitutional right to access penal facilities than any member of the general public






30. MI Supreme Court ruled directory information of teachers cannot be disclosed. (home address and phone number)






31. Protects all 'persons' from deprivation of life - liberty or property without due process of law.






32. Lowest court handles: Tickets - civil matter - Misdemeanor - Felonies






33. Criminal matters anything less than a year in jail






34. Under FOIA - personell records may be released - subject to 'appropriate redactions.'






35. Michigan statute M.C.L.A. 750.520k violated the First - Fifth - and Fourteenth Amendments






36. Have to have an open meeting when interviewing candidates for a public position.






37. Institutes procedures to ensure every citizen has the right to access government documents - as well as the right to inspect and receive copies of records from state and local government bodies.






38. 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






39. A court created device to weed out inadmissible evidence in advance of trial






40. What is shot in public place is fine - but if there is intrusion on physical solitude it is not protected.






41. Written defamation which causes injury to another's reputation






42. If a statement 'results in a material change in the meaning conveyed by the statement -' the person who says it can be sued for libel.






43. Compensatory damages are a proper remedy to avoid the injustice under a promissory estoppel claim.






44. A decision of a court that is recognized as an authority in deciding cases which deal with similar or identical questions of law.






45. 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.






46. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.






47. 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.






48. Journalists and citizens must first obey court orders first before seeking appeal - even if they believe the order is unconstitutional






49. Police have to disclose incident report records. Do have to keep submitting FOIAs.






50. Reading of the charges against a person