Question 1

Which of the following cases established that reporters have a legal obligation to keep a verbal promise made to a source?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morse v.Frederick
B)  Cohen v.Cowles Media
C)  Gertz v.Roberts
D)  Food Lion v.ABC B

Question 2

The laws applying libel law to writers on social media are mostly the same as those applied to legacy (or "mainstream")media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The National Security Agency (NSA)used Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act to justify ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  placing video monitors in dressing rooms in shopping malls
B)  collecting "metadata" phone information on millions of Americans who were not suspected of any crime
C)  suppressing stories in newspapers that were critical of the NSA
D)  all of these B

Question 4

High school journalism students at Pittsburg,KS,put their student newspaper on the map in 2017 when they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ran a photo of a student holding up a sign at a football game that said "Bong Hits for Jesus"
B)  reported on a cheating scandal at their school
C)  reported on budget problems in the school district
D)  reported that a newly hired high school principal did not seem to have the credentials she changed

Question 5

Which of the following cases established that reporters have a right to publish truthful information even if it was obtained using deception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morse v.Frederick
B)  Cohen v.Cowles Media
C)  Gertz v.Roberts
D)  Food Lion v.ABC

Question 6

The First Amendment to the Constitution states that Congress or the president may limit free speech when it is in "the best national interest" to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A photographer goes onto private property and takes a picture of a woman sunbathing topless in her backyard.The woman could sue for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  invasion of privacy--misappropriation
B)  invasion of privacy--intrusion
C)  invasion of privacy--false light
D)  You can't fool me,she would have no grounds for an invasion of privacy suit.

Question 8

Police arrested Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery when he tried to record video of police forcing journalists to leave a McDonald's in Ferguson,MO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There is a continual tension between the constitutional protection of a fair trial and the constitutional protection of freedom of the press.In a brief essay,discuss how the courts have said this balance should be maintained.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There is a continual tension between the...

Question 10

The greatest impact on broadcasting of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a relaxation of ownership rules
B)  the introduction of the V-chip
C)  attempts to regulate the Internet
D)  the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine

Question 11

Apple CEO Tim Cook argues that the company did the right thing to protect privacy on their smartphones when they made the encryption on them strong enough that neither the company nor the police could break into it without the owner's permission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Oklahoma City bombing case trial demonstrated the importance and usefulness of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  having a judge who keeps tight control of the trail
B)  punishing journalists who reveal confidential trial information
C)  closing the trial so that the public cannot see or hear the testimony
D)  having the full trial broadcast on network and cable television nationwide

Question 13

A clothing company starts selling a line of dresses called the "Going Gaga" collection that they say is based on the style sense of singer Lady Gaga.The company does not get Ms.Gaga's permission and does not pay her a licensing fee.Lady Gaga sues the company to make it stop selling the clothing.The grounds for Ms.Gaga's lawsuit would be based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  invasion of privacy--misappropriation
B)  invasion of privacy--intrusion
C)  invasion of privacy--false light
D)  You can't fool me,she would have no grounds for an invasion of privacy suit.

Question 14

A newspaper ran an article that says a congressman has accepted a number of payments from an oil company.The article claims that the payments were illegal and that the congressman has committed a crime by receiving the payments.It turns out that the reporter made a mistake in reading a financial report,and the payments were,in fact,legal.The congressman sues the newspaper for libel.The newspaper acknowledges that it made a mistake,apologizes,and then defends itself using the legal principles established by which of the following cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York Times Co.v.Sullivan
B)  Near v.Minnesota
C)  Gertz v.Welch
D)  Miller v.California

Question 15

What is the major challenge faced by United States obscenity law in the 21st century?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the major challenge faced by...

Question 16

Privilege is the legal notion that public figures and government officials have the right (or privilege)to sue journalists for reporting on their private lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the three elements that have to be present in order for libel to have taken place?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the three elements that have...

Question 18

Name two ways in which high school students have limited free speech rights.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name two ways in which high school...

Question 19

According to the Roth and Miller cases,the decision about whether a particular book or movie is obscene should be made using national standards that are consistent across the entire country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Net neutrality means ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet providers cannot censor transmitted material on the basis of content
B)  message packets sent over the Internet must carry a neutral electric charge
C)  Websites have to be balanced in their coverage of political news
D)  Internet providers can't favor the transmission of content from one site over that of another

Exam 13: Media Law: Free Speech and Fairness

Which of the following cases established that reporters have a legal obligation to keep a verbal promise made to a source?

The laws applying libel law to writers on social media are mostly the same as those applied to legacy (or "mainstream")media.

The National Security Agency (NSA) used Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act to justify ______.

High school journalism students at Pittsburg,KS,put their student newspaper on the map in 2017 when they ______.

Which of the following cases established that reporters have a right to publish truthful information even if it was obtained using deception?

The First Amendment to the Constitution states that Congress or the president may limit free speech when it is in "the best national interest" to do so.

A photographer goes onto private property and takes a picture of a woman sunbathing topless in her backyard.The woman could sue for which of the following?

Police arrested Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery when he tried to record video of police forcing journalists to leave a McDonald's in Ferguson,MO.

There is a continual tension between the constitutional protection of a fair trial and the constitutional protection of freedom of the press.In a brief essay,discuss how the courts have said this balance should be maintained.

The greatest impact on broadcasting of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was which of the following?

Apple CEO Tim Cook argues that the company did the right thing to protect privacy on their smartphones when they made the encryption on them strong enough that neither the company nor the police could break into it without the owner's permission.

The Oklahoma City bombing case trial demonstrated the importance and usefulness of ______.

What is the major challenge faced by United States obscenity law in the 21st century?

Privilege is the legal notion that public figures and government officials have the right (or privilege)to sue journalists for reporting on their private lives.

What are the three elements that have to be present in order for libel to have taken place?

Name two ways in which high school students have limited free speech rights.

According to the Roth and Miller cases,the decision about whether a particular book or movie is obscene should be made using national standards that are consistent across the entire country.

Net neutrality means ______.