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Introduction to Mass Communication:
Media Literacy and Culture. CHAPTER 14
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Journalism
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2011

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The press publishing information about a defendant's past criminal history is an example of what First Amendment issue?
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ree press versus fair trial
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libertarianism
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The philosophy that people cannot govern themselves in a democracy unless they have access to the information they need for that governance is


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libel
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False published information about a person that damages his or her reputation is


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actual malice
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Knowing falsity or reckless disregard for truth is the definition of


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When the state of Minnesota told Jay Near that he could not print any more editions of his newspaper, the state was practicing a form of


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prior restraint
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) are examples of


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music licensing companies
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How is pornography treated in terms of First Amendment protection?


Definition
it has First Amendment protection


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You are trying to write a hip-hop version of "Romeo & Juliet" for a class project, but you get worried after reading the section on copyright in your mass communications textbook. Which of the following would be the best action on your part?


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proceed with your creative activity because Shakespeare's works are in the public domain


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The examination of such concepts as justice, goodness, and fairness are examples of


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metaethics
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In applying ethics, the person making the decisions is called the


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moral agent


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social responsibility theory
 


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The idea that media should be free of government control, but in exchange, media must serve the public


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A reporter's right to maintain a source's confidentiality in a court of law is


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protected by states' shield laws


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You learn that your favorite sports reporter at the local NBC affiliate paid the head coach of the university's football team for an "exclusive" interview. This is an example of


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checkbook journalism
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The media reform movement grew out of response to


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government plans to further relax industry regulation of the country's media ownership rules.


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