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Journalism Law

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






2. Broadcasters are immune from liability if political candidates defame someone while under section 315






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Prevents ISPs from liability except on copyright.






6. 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.






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






8. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.






9. In Michigan - booking photos are available to the public.






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






16. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.






17. 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.






18. Opinion - privilege - fair comment - truth - constitutional defenses






19. Michigan statute M.C.L.A. 750.520k violated the First - Fifth - and Fourteenth Amendments






20. 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.






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






22. In Michigan - there's an absolute right of public to be present during jury selection.






23. 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






24. Truth is only a defense in privacy cases when it's in a case of _______






25. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.






26. Publication - identification - defamation - harm and damages






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






28. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.






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






30. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.






31. An invasion of privacy tort which occurs when information about a person's private life is published - and there is not relevant newsworthy tie.






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






33. Words that may be innocent on face - but facts make story damaging






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






35. 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.






36. Only in Massachusetts - you can close a preliminary hearing if the case is a sexual assault case.






37. 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.






38. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. If you obtain material from a third party illegally - media are still protected and can publish.






43. 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.






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






45. A constructive trust is a proper manner of relinquishing the profits of one who abuses a confidential position.






46. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented






47. Under the language of the statute - these media representatives are not subject to an investigative subpoena.






48. 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.






49. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.






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