Journalism Ethics

High school journalism students are exempt from having to follow the rules of ethics because students are not actual reporters. 

• True
• False

What is the difference between SLANDER and LIBEL?

• Slander is spoken; libel is written.
• Libel is spoken; slander is written.
• ONLY slander can damage a person's reputation.
• Defamation only applies to famous people

What is defamation?

• Determining whether something is moral
• Intrusion into someone's personal life
• Act of damaging someone's good reputation
• Use of works protected by the law

Using "Straight Outta Albany, Indians With Attitude" is a violation of which ethical principle?

• Harm Limitation
• Photo Ethics
• Film Ethics
• Copyright Infringement 

"If it's not right, don't type." When you choose not to publish information because you know can hurt the victim, you are following this principle...

• Invasion of privacy
• Accuracy/Factual Reporting
• Harm Limitation
• Slander

Media organizations will be judged on accuracy and reliability.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of these is NOT a VIOLATION of good photo ethics?

• Taking pictures of people doing inappropriate things
• Using pictures that damage one's reputation
• Taking candid pictures
• Taking controversial pictures

It is acceptable to reproduce, distribute, display, or perform a protected work if you obtain the author's permission.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Writing an article about a fight that never occurred violates which two principles?

• Factual reporting/Libel
• Copyright Infringement/Veil of Ignorance
• Photo Ethics/Libel
• Invasion of Privacy/Accuracy

When potentially damaging information is accidentally revealed or privately acquired, a reporter should follow this ethical principle and keep the information to themselves to protect their source from a bad reputation.

• Veil of Ignorance
• Photo Ethics
• Secrecy
• Invasion of privacy