Exam 14: Media Freedom, Regulation, and Ethics

The guarantee to a fair trial is secured in the _____________ Amendment to the Constitution.

The FCC chairman most closely associated with the deregulation of broadcasting is _____________,an appointee of the Reagan administration.

Social responsibility theory was developed after World War II to replace _____________,which was seen as too idealistic a standard for the operation of the U.S.media system.

In 1957 in _____________,the Supreme Court determined that sex and obscenity were not synonymous,a significant advance for freedom of expression.It did,however,legally affirm for the first time that obscenity was unprotected expression.

According to the FCC,language or material that depicts sexual or excretory activities in a way that is offensive to contemporary community standards is

What are the seven assumptions of social responsibility theory?

One conflict of interest issue that troublese media professionals is _____________,in which combat reporters allow military control over their output in exchange for close access to the troops.

Of all the court cases you've read about in this chapter,which do you find the most important in terms of protecting media's First Amendment rights? Explain your answer.

What is prior restraint? Why is it so offensive to supporters of the First Amendment? When might its use be acceptable? Defend your answer.

What is the distinction between pornography,obscenity,and indecency? Which enjoy First Amendment protection? Which do not? Would you grant that protection to all these forms of content,or would you restrict them all? Defend your position.

The basis for the test of _____________ is the idea that the press cannot be deterred from covering legislative,court,or other public activities for fear that the comments of a speaker or witness will open it to claims of libel or slander.

The power of the government to prevent the publication or broadcast of expression is called

Among the individual or group interests that often conflict in ethical dilemmas are those of the _____________,a particular person or group that is likely to be affected by media practitioners' actions.

Royalty payments in the music industry are collected from users and paid to musicians by _____________ like ASCAP and BMI.

The false and malicious publication of material that damages a person's reputation (typically applied to print media)is

When discussing the First Amendment,Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black said,"No law means no law." He was expressing the _____________ position on the freedom of press and speech.

The philosophy of _____________ states that,in individual First Amendment cases,several factors should be weighed in determining how much freedom the press is granted.

Oral or spoken defamation of a person's character (typically applied to broadcasting)is

Most media professionals favor licensing of media practioners if it will produce higher standards of operation.

Among the regulatory requirements that disappeared during the broadcast deregulation movement of the Reagan administration is _____________,which required broadcasters to determine actively and affirmatively the nature of their audiences' interest,convenience,and necessity.