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| Laws addressing news-gathering practices have strong support and basis within: |
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(None is really strong p. 303)
-NONE OF THE ABOVE- |
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| In Houchins v. KQED (1978), the Supreme Court ruled: |
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| The press does not have a right to access prisons beyond supervised tours. |
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| In almost all instances, courts have found that the press: |
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| C) Is on equal footing when it comes to a First Amendment right to access information and meeting than ordinary citizens. |
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| As a result of the precedent enunciated in Richmond Newspaper v. Virginia (1980): |
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| The First Amendment provides a right of access to attend criminal trials. |
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| Reporters entering private property to gather news: |
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(Are not immune to trespass laws p.309)
-NONE OF THE ABOVE- |
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| Based on the finding of U.S. v. Matthews (2000), a journalist who traded and received child pornography while conducting an investigative report may expect to be: |
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| Prosecuted for breaking federal child pornography laws. |
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| As demonstrated in Desnick v. American Broadcasting Companies (1995), the press may be immune from trespass suits when gathering information on private property: |
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| If the property is part of a business that is open to the public. |
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| ased upon the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Wilson v. Layne (1999) and Hanlon v. Berger (1999): |
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Law enforcement officials and reporters may face liability for participating in media ride-a-longs.
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The Fourth Amendment protects private property owners from media-ride-a-longs. |
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| According to a federal appellate court ruling in Rice v. Kempker (2004), the First Amendment: |
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| Does not provide a right to videotape executions. |
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| Based upon the rulings of Special Force Ministries v. WCCO Television (1998) and Food Lion v. Capital Cities (1999), journalists who lie about their backgrounds to obtain a position for an undercover report: |
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| May be found liable for committing fraud. |
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| In Veilleux v. National Broadcasting Co. (2000), the First Circuit Court of Appeals determined: |
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| Reporters may be held responsible for misrepresentation if they fail to fulfill a promise not to use a specific source in a story. |
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| In terms of recording materials: |
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Some states require the consent of all parties before recording a conversation.
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A few states prohibit the secret recording of video.
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A majority of states require only one-party consent before recording a conversation.
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It is wise for a journalist to become familiar with the applicable state laws. |
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| The case of National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish (2004) centered on which one of the following FOIA exemptions? |
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Exemption 7.
(law enforcement records) |
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| The Electronic Freedom of Information Act amends FOIA by requiring the government to: |
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| Extend the same standards of disclosure to electronic records. |
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| Which of the following agencies are exempt from FOIA? |
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Definition
National Security Council.
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Office of the Counsel to the President.
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Council of Economic Advisors. |
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| If information falls under one of FOIA's nine exemptions, federal agencies: |
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| May block the release of the exempted information. |
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| In Center for National Security Studies et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice (2003), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Court of Columbia ruled the Justice Department under FOIA: |
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| May keep the names of foreign detainees secret who are being held in conjunction with the investigation of the Sept, 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. |
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| The Homeland Security Act of 2002: |
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Protects the release of critical infrastructure information that is voluntarily submitted to the federal government by private persons and businesses.
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Protects the release of the person's name or business entity supplying critical infrastructure information.
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Provides civil immunity to companies for the critical infrastructure information that they disclose to the federal government. |
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| The United States Supreme Court's ruling in National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish (2004) can be seen as: |
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| A victory for relational privacy. |
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| What should a reporter do if a government body announces that a meeting is going into an executive session? |
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Make sure that the topics to be discussed have been identified.
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If the reporter believes the meeting is being closed improperly, he or she should formally object and request members to identify the provision for closing the meeting.
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If the meeting will remain closed, ask when the session will end and be reopened to the public. |
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| What is an effective weapon for a reporter who has been asked to leave a government meeting? |
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| Publicizing the meeting occurred in secret. |
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| The federal HIPAA law relates to the privacy of what type of documents? |
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| Laws governing access to information and open meetings in the U.S. include: |
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The Freedom of Information Act.
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The Government in Sunshine Act.
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Each state's open-meeting laws. |
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| As part of the General Education Provisions Act, the Buckley Amendment: |
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| Prevents the distribution of student records or files to the public, including social security numbers. |
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| The Privacy Act of 1974 attempts to: |
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Provide individuals with access to their own federal agency records.
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Limit the amount of information that may be collected on individuals by a federal agency.
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Restrict the ability of federal agencies to release personally identifiable information. |
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