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Journalism Law
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too
Civil contempt
Shulman v. Group W. Productions
Any civil matter
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
2. School officials can prohibit students from displaying messages that promote illegal drug use.
Sixth amendmen
Rouch 1
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Morse v. Frederick
3. Have to have an open meeting when interviewing candidates for a public position.
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Freedom of Information Act
4. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Clark v. ABC
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
5. 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.
Intrusion on physical solitude
Arraignment
Alander
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
6. Recognized first amendment right of privacy for private figures against media.
Booth Newspapers v. City of Kalamazoo
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
Branzburg v. Hayes
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
7. Incidental use of someone's image cold be an invasion of privacy or defamation.
Dendrite v. John Does
Fair comment
5 Areas of privacy
Clark v. ABC
8. Judge has an absolute duty to ensure fair trial rights. Judge must be able to control what's going on in the courtroom.
Tickets
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Detroit Free Press v. Recorder's Court Judge
9. A reporter has a qualified privilege to report on controversial matters of public interest using reputable sources.
Jurisdiction
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Time Inc. v. Pape
Doctrine of neutral reportage
10. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss
McCracken v. Evening News Association
U.S. v. Dickinson
Actual Damages
Right to publicity
11. A constructive trust is a proper manner of relinquishing the profits of one who abuses a confidential position.
Kincaid v. Gibson
Snepp v. United States
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Richmond Newspapers - Inc. v. Virginia
12. Compensatory damages are a proper remedy to avoid the injustice under a promissory estoppel claim.
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
U.S. v. Dickinson
McCracken v. Evening News Association
Intrusion on physical solitude
13. If a publication accurately prints something from a false public record document - they cannot be sued for libel.
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
Bay City Times v. City of Bay City
Detroit Free Press v. Macomb Circuit Judge
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
14. Criminal matters anything less than a year in jail
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co
Booth & Ann Arbor News v. EMU Board of Regents
Misdemeanor
Time Inc. v. Firestone
15. 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.
Pearson v. Dodd
Gannett v. DePasquale
A.Z. v. Jane Doe
Curtis Publishing v. Butts and AP v. Walker
16. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.
Injunction
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
Federated Publications v. MSU Board of Trustees
Preliminary hearing
17. (privacy) There are areas around you that are a 'zone of privacy'
Right to publicity
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Intrusion on physical solitude
Masson v. New Yorker Magazine
18. Qualified privilege allows newspapers to report on both sides of a story as long as the sources are qualified. Created doctrine of neutral reportage
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of Education
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps
19. For the purpose of defamation - a person who does not have regular - continuing access to the media - or on matters of public controversy. These individuals have a lesser burden of proof under most state libel laws.
Time Inc. v. Firestone
Private figure
Misdemeanor
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
20. No absolute right of access to members of the media. Can be restricted within reason.
Galella v. Onassis
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
Rosenbloom v. Metromedia
Harte-Hanks Communications - Inc. v. Connaughton
21. Opinion - privilege - fair comment - truth - constitutional defenses
U.S. v. Dickinson
Defenses of libel
Galella v. Onassis
Actual Damages
22. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Civil contempt
Adjudication
Misdemeanor
23. The First Amendment protects college students' freedom of expression - and the Hazelwood case should not be applied to college media.
Kincaid v. Gibson
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court in Riverside
Time Inc. v. Pape
6th - cincinnati OH
24. Written defamation which causes injury to another's reputation
Libel
Right to publicity
Gannett v. DePasquale
Dendrite v. John Does
25. Spoken defamation which causes injury to a person's reputation
Preliminary hearing
Dendrite v. John Does
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co
Alander
26. 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.
Evening News Association v. Troy
Galella v. Onassis
Booth Newspaper v. U of M Board of Regents
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
27. Friend of the court.
Herbert v. Lando
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Defenses of libel
Amicus curiae
28. A decision of a court that is recognized as an authority in deciding cases which deal with similar or identical questions of law.
Any civil matter
Doctrine of neutral reportage
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting
Precedent
29. 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.
Freedom of Information Act
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Gag order
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
30. Broadcasters are immune from liability if political candidates defame someone while under section 315
District Court
Preliminary hearing
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
Evening News Association v. Troy
31. Failure to obey an order made by the court
Rouch 1
Civil contempt
Tickets
Defamation
32. 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.
6th - cincinnati OH
U.S. v. Dickinson
False light
Private figure
33. 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.
Irreparable harm
New York Times v. United States
6th - cincinnati OH
Any civil matter
34. Michigan is in ____ district court in ____ -____
6th - cincinnati OH
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
Tickets
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
35. 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.
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
Tickets
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
36. 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
Felonies
Edwards v. National Audubon Society
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Company
Right to publicity
37. MI Supreme Court ruled directory information of teachers cannot be disclosed. (home address and phone number)
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Gannett v. DePasquale
38. Lowest court handles: Tickets - civil matter - Misdemeanor - Felonies
Defenses of libel
People of the State of Michigan v. Pastor
District Court
Intrusion on physical solitude
39. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.
Right to publicity
Florida Star v. B.J.F
Time Inc. v. Pape
Irreparable harm
40. 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.
Fair comment
Qualified privilege
Actual Damages
Certiorari
41. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.
Right to publicity
Miami Herald Co. v. Tornillo
Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Civil contempt
42. 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.
Freedom of Information Act
Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
In re Times Publishing Co.
R.O. v. Ithaca City School District
43. 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.
Summary judgment
Michigan Federation of Teachers v. University of Michigan
False light
Actual malice
44. The press has no greater constitutional right to access penal facilities than any member of the general public
Houchins v. KQED Inc.
Tickets
Farmers Education Cooperative v. WDAY
Midland Publishing Co v. District Judge
45. 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.
Amicus curiae
Eric Jackson v. Eastern Michigan University Foundation
Preliminary hearing
Collins v. Detroit Free Press
46. Any communication - true or false - which exposes a person to hatred - ridicule or contempt. the person's reputation is harmed or damaged
Appropriation of another's likeness for commercial profit
Defamation
6th - cincinnati OH
Snepp v. United States
47. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.
Time Inc. v. Hill
Gertz v. Welch
Morse v. Frederick
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
48. 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.
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
Reporters Committee v. AT&T
False light
Intrusion on physical solitude
49. In Michigan - booking photos are available to the public.
Shepherd v. Maxwell
Detroit Free Press - Inc. v. Oakland County Sheriff
Eimann/Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Publication of private matters that violate ordinary decency
50. Truth is only a defense in privacy cases when it's in a case of _______
Rouch 2
False light
McIntosh v. The Detroit News
5 Areas of privacy