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WorksheetsJournalism Court Cases
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This case decided that principals have the right to edit school newspapers as long as he or she has a pedagogical (student learning) concern for the students
Morse v. Frederick
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
In Re Gault
Which amendment gives us the freedom of speech?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Free press is the right of newspapers, magazines, etc to report without being controlled by the government
True
False
What is censorship?
Taking someone else's work as your own
Grants the creator rights over their work
Prohibits inappropriate content from being published
Allows someone to use a piece of product without infringement
In the "I Heart Boobies" case (B.H. v Eason Area SD) the courts decided that-
The students were guilty of lewd speech
The school did not have the right to prevent the bracelets because the term "boobies" was not generally offensive
The students were wrong because they were just wearing the bracelets to be funny
The school was in the right because it was a private school and had different rules
This case decided that reporters can be required to testify in grand juries about their sources because it is not publicly revealing the source.
Tinker v Des Moines
Curtis Publishing v Butts
Frasca v Andrews
Branzburg v Hayes
This case decided that the principal of a public school is not allowed to censor articles to serve the schools purpose (as long as the information is factual and well reported.
Cohen v Cowles
Douglass v Londonderry Schools
Dean v Utica
Miller v California
This case involved a student posing for his yearbook photo with his rifle and...
The Supreme Court decided that the yearbook must print the photo because of freedom of speech
The Supreme Court decided that the yearbook did not have to publish his photo because they already established no props
The Supreme Court never heard the case because they thought it was ridiculous
This case was not about a student in the yearbook, but actually about a story in the newspaper
