Exam 14: Media Freedom, Regulation, and Ethics

Many media organizations utilize _____________,practitioners internal to the company who serve as "judges" in disputes between the public and the organization.

When media professionals are faced with ethical dilemmas,they are moral agents.

The editors of The Progressive fought the government over the issue of prior restraint.

Rules of behavior or moral principles that guide our actions in given situations are

Purely entertainment content,such as a fun summer movie,does not enjoy First Amendment protection because it is totally commercial in its intent,and therefore,not of "the press."

List four limitations of media industry self-regulation.

The Supreme Court,in its decision in _____________,stated that the First Amendment was "among the fundamental personal rights and 'liberties' protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the states." Given that,"Congress shall make no law" is now interpreted as "government agencies shall make no law."

The legal definition of obscenity was established by which important Supreme Court decision?

 The First Amendment is based on the _____________ philosophy that people cannot govern themselves in a democracy unless they have access to the information they need for that governance.

A culture's fundamental values are its

The copyright exception of _____________ is when the small portions of the original work are used for noncommercial or educational purposes.

When can copyrighted media content be used without permission?

In 1981 in _____________,the Supreme Court determined that television cameras in the courtroom were not inherently damaging to fairness,and different states have since adopted different standards on the issue.

Slander typically applies to the false and malicious publication of material that damages a person's reputation.

Why is confidentiality important in contemporary news gathering and reporting?

In applying ethics,the person making the decisions is called the

Media practitioners who put their ethical values into action are using

Reporters acting deferentially toward news sources in order to ensure continued access is called

Potentially libelous or slanderous expression is protected by the First Amendment if it meets the test of all EXCEPT which of the following?

What are the three levels of ethics? Define each.