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Journalism Law
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1. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too
5 Elements of libel
Any civil matter
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
2. 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
Qualified privilege
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
District Court
3. Damages presumed - Falsely accusing someone of a crime - Statements concerning race or political belief - Damaging someone in their business - Ex. calling brain surgeon 'butterfingers'
Libel Per Se
Libel
Preliminary hearing
Gannett v. DePasquale
4. 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
Rouch 1
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Time Inc. v. Hill
5. 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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6. 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.
WXYZ v. Hand
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
7. The media must make sure that permission is acquired in commercial situations.
Injunction
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting
District Court
8. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss
Actual Damages
Shulman v. Group W. Productions
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
Shepherd v. Maxwell
9. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.
Florida Star v. B.J.F
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
First amendment
Irreparable harm
10. Statements of opinion that could be perceived as defamation need to be based on reliable evidence.
Summary judgment
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
District Court
11. A decision of a court that is recognized as an authority in deciding cases which deal with similar or identical questions of law.
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
5 Areas of privacy
Precedent
12. A published article must be so inaccurate that it will have more of an effect on the reader than the literal truth would.
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Pretiral hearing
13. 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
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
14. 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
Libel Per Se
Right to publicity
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
15. Opinion - privilege - fair comment - truth - constitutional defenses
Kincaid v. Gibson
Defenses of libel
Intrusion on physical solitude
False light
16. 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.
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
False light
17. 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.
Clark v. ABC
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Doctrine of neutral reportage
18. 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
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
Certiorari
6th - cincinnati OH
19. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.
Rouch 1
Irreparable harm
Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit
Evening News Association v. Troy
20. Under the language of the statute - these media representatives are not subject to an investigative subpoena.
Pretiral hearing
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
Eric Jackson v. Eastern Michigan University Foundation
21. If the information is lawfully obtained - the defendant can't be held in contempt of court.
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
5 Elements of libel
In re Times Publishing Co.
Freedom of information act
22. There is a First amendment right of access to trials
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23. 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.
McCracken v. Evening News Association
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
District Court
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
24. 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.
District Court
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
25. The power of authority of a particular court to hear and adjudicate matters in dispute
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Pretiral hearing
Jurisdiction
Libel Per Se
26. A reporter has a qualified privilege to report on controversial matters of public interest using reputable sources.
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises
Summary judgment
Doctrine of neutral reportage
New York Times v. Sullivan
27. For purposes of divorce - there may be some elements of a public person's private life that make them a private figure.
Irreparable harm
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Rouch 2
Precedent
28. (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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29. In Michigan - there's an absolute right of public to be present during jury selection.
Defenses of libel
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
30. An invasion of privacy tort which occurs when information about a person's private life is published - and there is not relevant newsworthy tie.
First amendment
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
New York Times v. United States
31. 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.
U.S. v. Dickinson
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
False light
Shepherd v. Maxwell
32. Permission given by SCOTUS to allow a case to be appealed
Certiorari
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
5 Elements of libel
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
33. The First Amendment protects college students' freedom of expression - and the Hazelwood case should not be applied to college media.
Precedent
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Kincaid v. Gibson
34. Protects all 'persons' from deprivation of life - liberty or property without due process of law.
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
Fourteenth amendment
Defamation
35. 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.
Amicus curiae
Dendrite v. John Does
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
WXYZ v. Hand
36. Minor errors do not count as actual malice.
Time Inc. v. Pape
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Rouch 1
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
37. Written defamation which causes injury to another's reputation
Libel
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
38. 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.
First amendment
Qualified privilege
Florida Star v. B.J.F
State News v. Michigan State University
39. Compensatory damages are a proper remedy to avoid the injustice under a promissory estoppel claim.
Qualified privilege
Private figure
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Arraignment
40. Reckless disregard for the truth; knowing falsity
Doctrine of neutral reportage
Actual malice
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
41. The press has no greater constitutional right to access penal facilities than any member of the general public
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Fourteenth amendment
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
42. 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.
Sixth amendmen
Freedom of Information Act
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
43. Police have to disclose incident report records. Do have to keep submitting FOIAs.
State News v. Michigan State University
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
Libel
Amicus curiae
44. 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.
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Eric Jackson v. Eastern Michigan University Foundation
In re Closure of Voir Dire (People v. Lawrence)
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
45. (privacy) There are areas around you that are a 'zone of privacy'
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Intrusion on physical solitude
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Actual Damages
46. 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.
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
Private figure
New York Times v. United States
47. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented
Dendrite v. John Does
Adjudication
False light
False light
48. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.
Galella v. Onassis
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Fourth amendment
Certiorari
49. Guarantees freedoms of speech - religion - press and assembly.
First amendment
Private figure
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Time Inc. v. Pape
50. Reading of the charges against a person
Arraignment
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Libel Per Se
Time Inc. v. Hill