Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

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

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."
You don't shed first amendment rights when you come into school.

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 permissable when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
If you are on a school authorized field trip, you are bound to the jurisdiction of the school.

6. What is the definition of libel?
A false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person. Legal term for false statements of fact about a person that are printed boradcast, spoken or otherwise communicated to others. Untrue statements about another person that defames one's character.

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