Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assembly

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."

3. What is the Fraser Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to ligitimate pedagogical concerns."

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
You can't do whatever when on a school authorized activity. You are still part of the school.

6. What is the definition of libel?

Libel is a visual or written statement that isn't true. It's a defamatory statement, shown to another person, that hutrs someones repuataion.

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