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Journalism Law

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1. If a statement 'results in a material change in the meaning conveyed by the statement -' the person who says it can be sued for libel.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. Reckless disregard for the truth; knowing falsity






6. (privacy) a. Because of who you are - you have a right to profit from your image b. Endorsements






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






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






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






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






11. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too






12. 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






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






14. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.






15. 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.






16. Written defamation which causes injury to another's reputation






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






18. 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






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






20. Set the standard in MI that negligence is needed to prove libel - as the legislature had not acted.






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






22. Police have to disclose incident report records. Do have to keep submitting FOIAs.






23. (Privacy) Ex. Kim Kardashian's sex tape






24. Failure to obey an order made by the court






25. The power of authority of a particular court to hear and adjudicate matters in dispute






26. Enforced freelancer/copyright actions - and publishers who were doing more than compile the stories had to pay the reporters. Electronic publications (putting it online) makes it a new publication.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. For purposes of divorce - there may be some elements of a public person's private life that make them a private figure.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






44. Incidental use of someone's image cold be an invasion of privacy or defamation.






45. Friend of the court.






46. 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.






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






48. If the information is lawfully obtained - the defendant can't be held in contempt of court.






49. 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






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