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26 Cards in this Set
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Zenger Case
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established truth as a defense for libel.
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Limits on Free Speech
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Alien and Sedition Acts --- Patriot Acts
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Patriot Act
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Acronym that gives goverment alot of power to investigate people.
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Three Main Issues That Protect Individuals From Press
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libel, invasion of privacy, right to a fair trail
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Libel -- three necessary things for it...
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Published statement that exposes someone unjustifibaly to contempt.
Defamination, Identification, Publication |
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Defense of Truth
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Way for media to protect themselves from LIBEL--says that absolute truth is defensible against a libel suit.
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Defense of Privilege
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Means that there are certain "priveleges" to keep or rather any statements made in a document cant be used for the basis of a libel suit.
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Times Vs Sullivan
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Decided that a newspaper cannot be held for libel if they incorrectly write articles--make mistakes with their facts.
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Invasion of Privacy -- four things for individuals to protect themselves from it
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Violation of the four and fourteenth amendment --
Intrusion, false light, embarrasment, misappropriation |
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Intrusion
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Invasion by physical tresspass into space under person's control.
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Embarrasment
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Comes down to how well known the person is and how true the actual info is
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False Light
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When a journalist publishes untrue statements about an individual that significantly alters their image
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Misappropriation
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Using a person's name or image for commercial purposes without their consent.
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Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment
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6th = right to be tried by an impartial jury
14th = right to be tried fairly before jury. |
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United States V. Noriega
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The press was restricted from covering the case
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Cohen vs Cowles
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Proved that freedom of speech of press could be overided if they broke a verbal contract with someone.
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Prior Restraint
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Judicial order that stops a media organization from plublishing or broadcasting a story. (EX. NEAR V. MINNESTOA -- AND PENTAGON PAPERS)
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The Progressive Case
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Just think H-Bombs; implicated that it's very hard for the govt to keep info private
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Shield Laws
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Give jouranlists protection from having to testify in court about their stories
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Roth Vs United States
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Think OBSCENITY. It helped define what obsencity is--and in the its three parts: standard for obscenity, work must be taken as a whole and appeal to pruient interests
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Miller Vs. California
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added two more key points: no child pornography and any material that has literary or scientific value cannot be banned.
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Radio Act of 1927
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Created the federal Radio Commision -- changed broadcast -- stations with acting with the public interest, conveince
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Equal Time Provision
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Required that broadcasts make equivelent amounts of broadcast time avialable to all candidates running for public office.
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The Fairness Doctrine
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Required stations to have contrasting views to controversial issues.
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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biggest reform since FCC formed. Revised broadcast regulation and internet.
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The Smith Act
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Made it a crime to advocate the violent overthrow of the govt or to belong to a group that advocated the violent overthrow of the govt.
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