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WorksheetsJournalism Lesson: Press Rights
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
What are press rights?
The right of media companies to prioritize profit over the public's right to know
The right of government officials to control and censor news stories before they are published
The right of journalists to publish any information they gain, regardless of its accuracy/potential harm
Rights of the press to publish and share information/opinions without censorship
TRUE OR FALSE: Press freedom is NOT a threat for manipulative politicans or untrustworthy corporations
True
False
How do journalists earn their press rights? (HINT: more than one answer option is correct)
Legislation
Court battles
Through established news organization
By complying to professional standards
Fair report privelege gurantees that ............
journalists can keep their sources anonymous and hidden
journalists can report anything said in official government proceedings as long as it is an accurate account
journalists can publish anything they want without any consequences
journalists can attend any private event and report on whatever they want about it
When reporters publish their work, opinion privelege gurantees that they are protected......
from stating their opinions as long as they have the evidence to back their claims up
from having opinions that can be shared without evidence to back them up
from revealing any private information---even if it isn't neccessary to the report
from never having to cite their sources
TRUE OR FALSE: Journalists can criticize performers or politicians on public matters
TRUE
FALSE
If a journalist interviews someone involved in a crime (and isn't suspected of participating in it), they are protected from......
having to go to court
being arrested
losing their jobs
search warrants
What are shield laws?
Laws forcing journalists to reveail their sources
Laws that allow journalists to fabricate stories
Laws protecting journalists from revealing their sources
Laws that "shield" the public from talking to/about journalists
What is the issue behind open courtrooms for reporting?
Media trial could harm defendants
Open courtrooms cause so much public attention that it's hard for jurors to stay fair and unbiased
Journalists tend to misrepresent legal proceedings, leading to inaccurate public perceptions
The open courtroom causes too much time spent on preparing reporters instead of focusing on the case itself
What do laws about open meetings dictate?
Any commissions that collect tax revenue must hold open meetings
Only those that live in the region can attend the meetings
You can only attend an open meeting when given permission
All meetings must be virutal and done online
What do laws dictate about open records?
They give journalists the power to demand access to any private business records that have ever interacted with the government
Federal agencies must make most of their records available upon request
They require all government documents to be released instantly, with no review for sensitive information
They allow journalists to automatically access any government official's personal email account
