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WorksheetsRights and Responsibilities of Journalism
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Supreme Court decision stating that "students nor teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate" was made in the case of _________________
Tinker v. Des Moines
Meyer v. Nebraska
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Lander v. Seaver
The __________________________ standard requires school officials have a valid educational purpose for their censorship and the censorship is not intended to silence a particular viewpoint they disagree with or that is unpopular.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Meyer v. Nebraska
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Lander v. Seaver
The ___________________ standard requires school officials to show censorship is based on a reasonable forecast of material and substantial disruption of school activities or an invasion of the rights of others.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Meyer v. Nebraska
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Frederick v. Morse
The banner "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" was par of the Frederick v. Morse U.S. Supreme Court case.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Meyer v. Nebraska
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Frederick v. Morse
It is difficult to define __________________, since the Supreme Court in 1973 ruled that the local community had to write the definition.
defamation
libel
obscenity
slander
There are ______ legal jurisdictions in the United States.
50
51
52
53
Four conditions must be present for libel to occur. They are identification, _____________, publication, and fault.
defamation
thoughts
facts
surmise
A defamatory statement’s presence on a computer screen in the newsroom where it is read by other students could constitute _________________, one of the four conditions for libel to occur.
identification
defamation
publication
fault
Care should be taken that: (1) the subject’s identity has been disguised enough so that no one can reasonably make ___________________ and (2) the disguised subject does not resemble some third party who would then have cause for complaint. Every story should clearly state what facts have been altered.
an identification
a defamation
a publication
a fault
Red Flag” statements that could cause significant harm to a person’s reputation; extra caution is advised are examples of _________________
identification
defamation
publication
fault
If the reporter did everything a “reasonable reporter” should have done to verify the information in his or her story before publishing it – for example, talked to all sides, obtained and read all relevant documents, took accurate notes, etc. – the reporter is not legally “at __________.”
identification
defamation
publication
fault
In order for a public official or a public figure to prove defamation, they must prove actual _________. Actual ___________ requires that the person suing prove that the challenged statement was published by those who either knew it was false or were reckless in verifying its accuracy. New York Times Company v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).
libel
facts
snowflakes
malice
A phrase that appears to be libelous when taken at face value is libel ______.
per se.
per hum.
per diem.
per serif.
A phrase that does not appear to be libelous when taken at face value, but in fact may be, is _______.
per se.
per quod.
per diem.
per you.
_______ is the intent, without good case, to commit an act that will result in harm to some person or group.
Fact
Libel
Malice
Slander
The key word in the definition of malice is ______.
imagination.
image.
extent.
intent.
The best defense against libel is ______.
assumptions.
a lawyer.
smiling.
truth.
________________ may be used as a defense if the publication has fairly criticized someone who relies on the public support.
Fair comment and criticism
Offhanded comments
Slander
Snowflakes
Members of Congress and other government officials have __________ privilege when they are speaking during official proceedings.
absolute
somewhat
corrective
qualified
News reporters enjoy ______ privilege in that they have the right to report on official trial proceedings without the fear of being sued.
absolute
somewhat
corrective
qualified
________ damages compensate the plaintiff for damage to his or her reputation.
Assembly
General
Special
Punitive
________ damages compensate the plaintiff for financial loss.
Assembly
General
Special
Punitive
________ damages compensate the plaintiff for malice.
Assembly
General
Special
Punitive
There are ___ words in the First Amendment.
42
43
44
45
There are ______ areas of unprotected speech.
8
9
10
11
Some of the nine areas of unprotected speech include all EXCEPT:
obscenity
defamation
expression intended to incite imminent lawless action
works of art
Some of the nine areas of unprotected speech include all EXCEPT:
fighting words
political speech
unwarranted invasions of privacy
deceptive or misleading advertisements
Some of the nine areas of unprotected speech include all EXCEPT:
commercial
clear and immediate threats to national security
copyright violations
expression on school grounds that causes a material and substantial disruption of school activities.
There are 11 federal court circuits in the United States. Kansa is in the ______ circuit.
8th
9th
10th
11th
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was part of the ___________ case.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines
Owasso v. Salvo
Frederick v. Morse
In the __________ case, the judge held the school did not have a right to censor because the student publication had been operating as a public forum.
Dean v. Utica
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Meyer v. Nebraska
