Laws & Protections Review

What is the Freedom of Information Act?

• Allows journalists to protect their sources

• Allows government employees access to citizen's personal information

• The Amendment that protects freedom of press

• Guarantees citizens and journalists access to public records

Journalists cannot enter private property without permission. What criminal offense is that?

• Invasion of privacy

• Trespassing

• Libel

• Contempt

What year did the FOIA get signed into law?

• 2006

• 1906

• 1966

• 1986

The Pentagon Papers is a famous case of prior restraint because President Nixon tried to...

• Write a story for the paper

• Arrest any journalist who published about the Vietnam War

• Stop the paper from publishing a secret report from the Defense Department on the Vietnam War

• Steal personal information from citizens

There isn't necessarily one standard Code of Ethics that every newspaper uses; however, every newspaper has one.

• True

• False

If a reporter was order to produce interviews with her source for a court hearting, but she wants to protect her source, which law may help her avoid testifying?

• Prior restraint

• FOIA

• Code of Ethics

• State shield law

When a reporter says something that harms someone's reputation, they could be sued for

• Libel

• Slander

• Trespassing

• Plagiarism

When a media outlet releases information that is controversial, they must adhere to

• Contempt

• Letters to the editor

• The two-source rule

• Invasion of privacy

When a journalist refuses to comply with a judge's order to supply information, such as revealing a source, this is called __.

• invasion of privacy

• contempt

• trespassing

• plagiarism

Which of the following statements about the freedom of the press is NOT true?

• protected by the First Amendment

• serves as a watchdog that can investigate government wrongdoing

• encourages journalists to share controversial stories

• the right for any person to say anything they want without consequences