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Journalism Law
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1. If you obtain material from a third party illegally - media are still protected and can publish.
Pearson v. Dodd
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
Gannett v. DePasquale
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
2. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.
Clark v. ABC
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
3. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.
Pearson v. Dodd
Misdemeanor
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Injunction
4. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.
Alander
Precedent
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Fourteenth amendment
5. 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
Dendrite v. John Does
Arraignment
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
6. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
False light
In re Times Publishing Co.
Any civil matter
7. School officials can prohibit students from displaying messages that promote illegal drug use.
Morse v. Frederick
Circuit Court
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Actual Damages
8. The right to exploit one's name and likeness is personal to the artist and must be exercised - if at all - by him during his lifetime.' This resulted in a loss of inheriting personality rights in California.
Evening News Association v. Troy
Fourteenth amendment
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
9. A constructive trust is a proper manner of relinquishing the profits of one who abuses a confidential position.
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Snepp v. United States
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
10. Michigan is in ____ district court in ____ -____
6th - cincinnati OH
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
Freedom of Information Act
Arraignment
11. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
Precedent
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
Irreparable harm
12. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.
Wilson v. Layne
Any civil matter
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
13. Anything punishable by more than a year in jail
Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit
Gannett v. DePasquale
Felonies
Certiorari
14. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Adjudication
Florida Star v. B.J.F
15. Michigan court trials have to remain open. Parts can be closed - but never all of the trial. M.C.L.A 750.520k only applies to pre-trial hearings.
Libel
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of Education
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
16. Reading of the charges against a person
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
First amendment
Arraignment
Adjudication
17. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss
Actual Damages
False light
Injunction
Private figure
18. MI Supreme Court ruled directory information of teachers cannot be disclosed. (home address and phone number)
Arraignment
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
Time Inc. v. Hill
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
19. The speech and debate clause only covers members of congress within the halls of congress - not outside of it. I.E. press releases - speeches - etc.
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Tickets
20. 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.
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Intrusion on physical solitude
Summary judgment
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
21. Series of pre trail hearings: court created devices to weed out inadmissible evidence prior to trial. Often determine bargaining of prosecution and defendant to come up with plea bargain. Most cases are ended with plea bargain and don't go to trial.
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
Circuit Court
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Libel Perquod
22. (privacy) Ex. Beyonce has a thing of Ocean Spray orange juice. Ocean Spray uses the photo as a marketing campaign. Beyonce could go after them.
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23. A court created device to weed out inadmissible evidence in advance of trial
District Court
In re Times Publishing Co.
Pretiral hearing
Intrusion on physical solitude
24. 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.
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
Public figure
Actual malice
25. US Supreme court allows inquiry into a reporters state of mind when making decisions about what to include and what not to include.
Jurisdiction
Rouch 2
Globe Newspapers v. Superior Court
Herbert v. Lando
26. A proper search warrant could be applied to a newspaper as well as to anyone else without necessarily violating the First Amendment rights to freedom of the press.
Intrusion on physical solitude
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Arraignment
Amicus curiae
27. Enforced freelancer/copyright actions - and publishers who were doing more than compile the stories had to pay the reporters. Electronic publications (putting it online) makes it a new publication.
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Tasini v. NYT
Time Inc. v. Pape
Curtis Publishing v. Butts and AP v. Walker
28. (Privacy)a. Very close to libel - If you're a public official/figure you have the actual malice rule - Portraying someone in a lie - Truth is a defense - Consent is a defense - Public newsworthy event is okay
Freedom of Information Act
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Pearson v. Dodd
False light
29. If a publication accurately prints something from a false public record document - they cannot be sued for libel.
Intrusion on physical solitude
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Alander
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
30. Any communication - true or false - which exposes a person to hatred - ridicule or contempt. the person's reputation is harmed or damaged
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
Jurisdiction
Public figure
Defamation
31. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Rouch 1
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
32. Compensatory damages are a proper remedy to avoid the injustice under a promissory estoppel claim.
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
Libel
33. 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.
Qualified privilege
Libel Perquod
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Private figure
34. Under the language of the statute - these media representatives are not subject to an investigative subpoena.
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
5 Areas of privacy
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
35. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000
False light
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Tickets
36. There is a First amendment right of access to trials
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37. (privacy) a. Because of who you are - you have a right to profit from your image b. Endorsements
Snepp v. United States
Summary judgment
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
Right to publicity
38. 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.
Jurisdiction
Eric Jackson v. Eastern Michigan University Foundation
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Globe Newspapers v. Superior Court
39. Protects all 'persons' from deprivation of life - liberty or property without due process of law.
Summary judgment
Fourteenth amendment
Arraignment
Misdemeanor
40. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.
Actual Damages
U.S. v. Dickinson
Time Inc. v. Hill
New York Times v. United States
41. Minor errors do not count as actual malice.
Time Inc. v. Pape
Fourth amendment
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
42. 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
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
Certiorari
U.S. v. Dickinson
43. Truth is only a defense in privacy cases when it's in a case of _______
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Precedent
Irreparable harm
False light
44. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.
Herbert v. Lando
Florida Star v. B.J.F
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Amicus curiae
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.
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Jurisdiction
Freedom of information act
46. 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.
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
Wolston v. Readers' Digest Association
Freedom of information act
Summary judgment
47. The First Amendment protects college students' freedom of expression - and the Hazelwood case should not be applied to college media.
Kincaid v. Gibson
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
District Court
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
48. No absolute right of access to members of the media. Can be restricted within reason.
Libel
In re Times Publishing Co.
Galella v. Onassis
Jurisdiction
49. Limited decision. Closure of preliminary hearing is unconstitutional in California because they act as mini trials to ensure defendants right to a fair trial. Unique to that state however.
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
Qualified privilege
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
50. Qualified privilege allows newspapers to report on both sides of a story as long as the sources are qualified. Created doctrine of neutral reportage
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Kincaid v. Gibson
Precedent
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
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