Question 1

Glasser says that journalists should be free not only from the control of government officials but also from the whims and stifling control of ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Media professors 
B)  Editors 
C)  Media owners 
D)  The police 
A)  Media professors 
B)  Editors 
C)  Media owners 
D)  The police C

Question 2

The Supreme Court has already sanctioned regulations on all of these types of speech and "press," except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Obscenity 
B)  Threats to national security 
C)  Threats to defendants' right to a fair trial 
D)  Stories naming the victims in rape cases 
A)  Obscenity 
B)  Threats to national security 
C)  Threats to defendants' right to a fair trial 
D)  Stories naming the victims in rape cases D

Question 3

Julianne Newton raises all of the following questions about freedom of expression, except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Why are free expression and responsible communication mutually exclusive? 
B)  Is it the inalienable right to say or do anything that bring self-fulfillment? 
C)  Is it saying or doing anything we want, as long as it doesn't hurt someone? 
D)  What if we only hurt ourselves through our freedom of expression? 
A)  Why are free expression and responsible communication mutually exclusive? 
B)  Is it the inalienable right to say or do anything that bring self-fulfillment? 
C)  Is it saying or doing anything we want, as long as it doesn't hurt someone? 
D)  What if we only hurt ourselves through our freedom of expression? A

Question 4

David Gordon says the antidote for wrong, dangerous or offensive speech and writings should be ...

Accepted Answer

A)  More speech by those who disagree 
B)  Government regulations and penalties 
C)  Sanctions and censorship by campuses and companies 
D)  Beatings of the offenders 
A)  More speech by those who disagree 
B)  Government regulations and penalties 
C)  Sanctions and censorship by campuses and companies 
D)  Beatings of the offenders

Question 5

All of the following are reasons that Newton objects to Gordon's solution, except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Not everyone will pay equal attention to everyone else 
B)  Not everyone has equal access to the media, equal power or equal ability to express themselves 
C)  Not everyone will wait their turn to express themselves 
D)  Not everyone can be informed on what constitutes ethical communication 
A)  Not everyone will pay equal attention to everyone else 
B)  Not everyone has equal access to the media, equal power or equal ability to express themselves 
C)  Not everyone will wait their turn to express themselves 
D)  Not everyone can be informed on what constitutes ethical communication

Question 6

What do Sanford and Kirtley say is "the heart of American democracy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Declaration of Independence 
B)  The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 
C)  The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 
D)  The Emancipation Declaration 
A)  The Declaration of Independence 
B)  The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 
C)  The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 
D)  The Emancipation Declaration

Question 7

Which one of these ethicists does Newton favor in dealing with speech freedoms vs. responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Kant 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Mill 
A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Kant 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Mill

Question 8

These are all parts of Newton's four-part integrative model for examining decisions about free expression issues, except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  What are the potential effects of the expression? 
B)  What are the practices used to create the expression? 
C)  What is the propaganda value of the expression? 
D)  What is the platform of the expression? 
A)  What are the potential effects of the expression? 
B)  What are the practices used to create the expression? 
C)  What is the propaganda value of the expression? 
D)  What is the platform of the expression?

Question 9

The concept of ""kolisha"" applies to all Jewish movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of these are unanswered questions regarding regulation of the news media, except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Where should the line be drawn on what to regulate? 
B)  Will the news media will have as much freedom and responsibility as before? 
C)  How far should regulations extend? 
D)  Who should make the regulatory decisions? 
A)  Where should the line be drawn on what to regulate? 
B)  Will the news media will have as much freedom and responsibility as before? 
C)  How far should regulations extend? 
D)  Who should make the regulatory decisions?

Question 11

Which one of these concepts do Newton and Gordon disagree on the most?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media accountability 
B)  Media regulation 
C)  Media responsibility 
D)  Media freedom 
A)  Media accountability 
B)  Media regulation 
C)  Media responsibility 
D)  Media freedom

Glasser says that journalists should be free not only from the control of government officials but also from the whims and stifling control of ...

The Supreme Court has already sanctioned regulations on all of these types of speech and "press," except ...

Julianne Newton raises all of the following questions about freedom of expression, except ...

David Gordon says the antidote for wrong, dangerous or offensive speech and writings should be ...

All of the following are reasons that Newton objects to Gordon's solution, except ...

What do Sanford and Kirtley say is "the heart of American democracy"?

Which one of these ethicists does Newton favor in dealing with speech freedoms vs. responsibilities?

These are all parts of Newton's four-part integrative model for examining decisions about free expression issues, except ...

The concept of ""kolisha"" applies to all Jewish movements.

All of these are unanswered questions regarding regulation of the news media, except ...

Which one of these concepts do Newton and Gordon disagree on the most?

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Exam 1: Ethics and Freedom: Mass Media Accountability

Glasser says that journalists should be free not only from the control of government officials but also from the whims and stifling control of ...

The Supreme Court has already sanctioned regulations on all of these types of speech and "press," except ...

Julianne Newton raises all of the following questions about freedom of expression, except ...

David Gordon says the antidote for wrong, dangerous or offensive speech and writings should be ...

All of the following are reasons that Newton objects to Gordon's solution, except ...

What do Sanford and Kirtley say is "the heart of American democracy"?

Which one of these ethicists does Newton favor in dealing with speech freedoms vs. responsibilities?

These are all parts of Newton's four-part integrative model for examining decisions about free expression issues, except ...

The concept of ""kolisha"" applies to all Jewish movements.

All of these are unanswered questions regarding regulation of the news media, except ...

Which one of these concepts do Newton and Gordon disagree on the most?

Individual Values, Social Pressures and Conflicting Loyalties

Gatekeepers and Manipulators: Truth, Fairness and Accuracy

The Ethics of Correctness and Inclusiveness

Codes of Ethics

New Technologies and Techniques: New Ethics

Digitally Manipulated Content

Media Ethics and the Economic Marketplace

Access to Media: Equity in Receiving and Disseminating Information

Private Lives, Public Interests in a Digital World

The Ethics of Persuasive Communication

The Ethics of New Advertising Technologies and Techniques

Infotainment, Sensationalism and Reality

Violence and Sexuality

More Topics in the Ethical Debate

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