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Journalism Law
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1. 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.
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
Fair comment
Qualified privilege
U.S. v. Dickinson
2. Michigan is in ____ district court in ____ -____
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Tasini v. NYT
6th - cincinnati OH
3. A reporter has a qualified privilege to report on controversial matters of public interest using reputable sources.
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
Rouch 1
Doctrine of neutral reportage
Civil contempt
4. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
Tickets
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
5. Recognized first amendment right of privacy for private figures against media.
Libel Per Se
Branzburg v. Hayes
Freedom of Information Act
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
6. An order issued by the court to prevent attorneys and witnesses from discussing the case outside the courtroom - or reporters from publishing information obtained during a court proceeding.
Gag order
Libel Per Se
Intrusion on physical solitude
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
7. Reading of the charges against a person
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
6th - cincinnati OH
Arraignment
8. (privacy) a. Because of who you are - you have a right to profit from your image b. Endorsements
Globe Newspapers v. Superior Court
False light
5 Areas of privacy
Right to publicity
9. 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.
Misdemeanor
Summary judgment
Libel
Injunction
10. Motions for summary judgment is applicable if the publication is not private facts and is newsworthy.
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
Intrusion on physical solitude
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
11. Reconfirmed that you cannot censor news media and its coverage unless theirs a clear and present danger.
In re Times Publishing Co.
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Freedom of information act
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
12. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.
Intrusion on physical solitude
New York Times v. Sullivan
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Wilson v. Layne
13. 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.
Jurisdiction
Summary judgment
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
14. Prevents ISPs from liability except on copyright.
Defenses of libel
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
Dendrite v. John Does
15. Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency - 2. Intrusion on physical solitude - 3. False light - 4. Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit - 5. Right to publicity
Actual Damages
5 Areas of privacy
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
16. 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.
District Court
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Wolston v. Readers' Digest Association
17. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
Libel Per Se
Nebraska Press Association. v. Stuart
18. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
WXYZ v. Hand
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
19. If a publication accurately prints something from a false public record document - they cannot be sued for libel.
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Precedent
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
20. To claim exemption for investigative records - they must show how disclosure would interfere with proceedings. The burden of proof is on the party claiming exemption.
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Evening News Association v. Troy
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
21. Only in Massachusetts - you can close a preliminary hearing if the case is a sexual assault case.
Globe Newspapers v. Superior Court
Tasini v. NYT
Intrusion on physical solitude
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
22. Minor errors do not count as actual malice.
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Preliminary hearing
Fourteenth amendment
Time Inc. v. Pape
23. Reporters have no greater rights than any other citizen - there is no reporter shield from grand jury testifying. If you're attempting to harass - then reporters are protected and do not have to testify.
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Branzburg v. Hayes
Gag order
Rouch 2
24. Journalists and citizens must first obey court orders first before seeking appeal - even if they believe the order is unconstitutional
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
U.S. v. Dickinson
Rouch 2
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
25. A published article must be so inaccurate that it will have more of an effect on the reader than the literal truth would.
Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Layne
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Adjudication
26. Friend of the court.
Amicus curiae
Defamation
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
27. Police have to disclose incident report records. Do have to keep submitting FOIAs.
Gag order
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting
State News v. Michigan State University
False light
28. Under the language of the statute - these media representatives are not subject to an investigative subpoena.
Fair comment
Summary judgment
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
Circuit Court
29. 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.
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
Intrusion on physical solitude
New York Times v. United States
Amicus curiae
30. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Snepp v. United States
Florida Star v. B.J.F
31. 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.
Pretiral hearing
Gertz v. Welch
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Intrusion on physical solitude
32. Undercover efforts by news organizations could be prosecuted not for defamation - but possibly for things like breach of duty or loyalty.
False light
Actual Damages
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
33. Have to have an open meeting when interviewing candidates for a public position.
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
First amendment
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
34. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss
Private figure
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Actual Damages
Any civil matter
35. (privacy) There are areas around you that are a 'zone of privacy'
Private figure
Fourteenth amendment
Intrusion on physical solitude
False light
36. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented
Wilson v. Layne
Certiorari
Adjudication
District Court
37. 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.
Fourth amendment
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
False light
Private figure
38. 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.
Intrusion on physical solitude
Kincaid v. Gibson
Gannett v. DePasquale
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
39. (Privacy) Ex. Kim Kardashian's sex tape
Branzburg v. Hayes
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
40. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.
Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
Amicus curiae
41. The burden of proof imposed on public officials extends to anyone involved in a matter of public concern - regardless of whether they were famous or unknown.
Morse v. Frederick
5 Elements of libel
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
42. First Amendment protects media to report information from official records available in open court.
False light
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Gag order
43. 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.
Pretiral hearing
Actual malice
Sixth amendmen
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
44. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.
Defamation
Misdemeanor
Time Inc. v. Hill
Certiorari
45. For presidential searches - MI supreme court ruled universities are 4th arm of government - and must conduct search in public.
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Gag order
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
46. 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.
Alander
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
Food Lion - Inc - v. Capital Cities/ABC
Circuit Court
47. Compensatory damages are a proper remedy to avoid the injustice under a promissory estoppel claim.
Right to publicity
Wilson v. Layne
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Defenses of libel
48. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
Doctrine of neutral reportage
Any civil matter
Shepherd v. Maxwell
49. 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.
Galella v. Onassis
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
5 Elements of libel
Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit
50. 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.
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Preliminary hearing
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
Rouch 1