Rights and Responsibilities of Student Journalists

When did Tinker vs DeMoines occur?

• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1971

Student expression bills are in place in some states, but students are still not allowed to print ____________, ____________, _______________, ____________.

• invasion of privacy, defamation, libelous statement, gossip
• obscenities, gossip, vulgarities, invasion of privacy
• disruptive to education, invasion of privacy, vulgarities, libelous statements
• obscenities, libelous statement, disruptions to education, invasion of privacy

What 4 states guarantee free student expression rights?

• Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Montana
• Iowa, Mississippi, Colorado, California
• Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts
• Maine, Kansas, Iowa, California

What is considered to be private information in schools?

• Grades, contact info, medical info
• Sports involvement
• Club involvement
• Shirt size, height, weight

What is libel?

• A false statement
• Damaging a reputation
• With malicious intent
• Modifying information to make it more appealing

What are the 2 types of libel?

• per se, per quod
• per se, per none
• per quod, per su
• Per se, per ford

What 3 conditions must be present for libel to be declared?

• Defamamtion,Publication/Print, Identification
• Print, Identification, Malice
• Malice, Defamation, Publication
• Publication, Defamation, Malice

What are 3 types of damages that juries may award as a result of suit?

• Special, General, Dividend
• General, Punitive, Definitie
• Special, General, Personal
• General, Punitive, Special

How does libel affect an individual's reputation?

• Loss of money and respect
• loss of money and wife/husband
• loss of respect and public office
• Loss of job and house/apartment

Which is NOT a question that reporters should ask themselves before writing/printing a story?

• Do people want to hear about it?
• Is is in good taste?
• Does the public have a right to know the information?
• What end will  be served? (What is the point?)