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Journalism Law

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1. 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






2. 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)






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






4. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.






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






7. (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






8. If you knowingly run ads that advocate criminal activity - you can be held liable. Got off on the first case - but on the second case they should have known better.






9. (privacy) There are areas around you that are a 'zone of privacy'






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






11. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.






12. Recognized first amendment right of privacy for private figures against media.






13. 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.






14. Reconfirmed that you cannot censor news media and its coverage unless theirs a clear and present danger.






15. Reckless disregard for the truth; knowing falsity






16. A published article must be so inaccurate that it will have more of an effect on the reader than the literal truth would.






17. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.






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






19. Reading of the charges against a person






20. There is liability even if the news organization reports both sides - if the sources are not credible.






21. Michigan is in ____ district court in ____ -____






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






23. Judge has an absolute duty to ensure fair trial rights. Judge must be able to control what's going on in the courtroom.






24. 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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25. School officials can prohibit students from displaying messages that promote illegal drug use.






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






27. 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.






28. No absolute right of access to members of the media. Can be restricted within reason.






29. Published work of copyrighted material is a violation and isn't protected under Section 107 as 'fair use.'






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Statements of opinion that could be perceived as defamation need to be based on reliable evidence.






35. Federal if between two states (although try to get it back to states) - telecommunications - crossing state lines - anything violating state law






36. Guarantees freedoms of speech - religion - press and assembly.






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






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






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






40. Friend of the court.






41. 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.






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






43. Any communication - true or false - which exposes a person to hatred - ridicule or contempt. the person's reputation is harmed or damaged






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Prevents ISPs from liability except on copyright.






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






50. Motions for summary judgment is applicable if the publication is not private facts and is newsworthy.