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Formal Control and Regulations - Unsolved Questions | JMC 1011, Exams of Mass Communication

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Kerezy; Class: Intro to Mass Communication; Subject: Journalism/Mass Communication; University: Cuyahoga Community College District; Term: Unknown 1996;

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JMC 1011 DOMINICK, CH. 15 FORMAL CONTROLS AND REGULATIONS
Three main areas we’re covering in this chapter are: ______, court _______ and government .
What types of information could the press be restrained from printing? ___________________________.
What is the most famous prior restraint case (1971)? _________________________________________.
Why would a reporter want to protect his/her news sources? _____________________________________
Many states have passed _______ _______ that allow reporters to protect ________ ________________
What law stops the FBI from reading your e-mail unless it has a search warrant? _______________________.
The Sixth Amendment and First Amendment clash in some court trials, especially if the accused is famous or
the crime infamous. What’s the classic 1954 case of pre-trial publicity gone haywire?__________________.
What have judges used to control media coverage of trials? ______ _________.
What law did Congress pass, in part, to keep the government from becoming too secretive? _____________
____ _______________ ________ or FOIA. In 1996, the ______ ________ was passed.
Do journalists have unfettered access to news/crime scenes? ___________________________________
What is defamation? _______________________ What’s libel? _________________________________
What five things must a person/business prove to win a libel suit: 1) ______________________________
2) ________________________________________ 3) _________________________________________
4) ________________________________________ 5) _________________________________________
What are the three defenses against libel suits: 1) _____________ 2) ____________ 3) ______ ________.
The 1964 Supreme Court case __ _________ vs. ____________ gave reporters much more leeway in reporting
about the activities of public officials. This case, however, concerned an _________________.
What’s actual malice? _______________________________ or __________________________________
MEDIA PROBE: What’s negligence? __________________________________________________________
What are the four ways that the mass media can invade someone’s privacy? 1) ______________________
2) Unauthorized _______________________________ 3) ______________________________________
4) __________________________________________________________________________________
The fourth way leads to a question of privacy __________. Can journalists break laws to pursue stories? ___
Copyright laws protect authors from _____ ____ of their work. Copyrights now last ______ PLUS _______.
True or False: Do copyright laws apply to the online world? TRUE FALSE.
Up in the air (still) is the practice of _____________ ________ _______________. For ______________
_____________ you can reproduce copyrighted materials. Examples: _______________________________.
What are the “old” obscenity standards? _____________________________________________________
What are today’s obscenity standard, by law and by practice? _____________ and ____________ ________
Is it legal to sell child pornography over the Internet? __________________________________
What can the FCC do to police broadcasting? 1. ______ 2. ___________ 3. __________ _____________
What have Congress/FCC done to safeguard against “indecent content”? ____________________________
The 1992 Cable TV Act had a ____ _______ provision that ended up also setting up a constitutional test. Do
cable operators have First Amendment protections? ______________
One section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required a _______ rating system for violence, sex, and
other indecent materials.
What agency regulates advertising _______________. What can they do? _______ ______________
What company, what image, did the FTC go after in 1997 for promoting smoking among the young? __ ________.

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JMC 1011 DOMINICK, CH. 15 FORMAL CONTROLS AND REGULATIONS

Three main areas we’re covering in this chapter are: ______, court _______ and government. What types of information could the press be restrained from printing? ___________________________. What is the most famous prior restraint case (1971)? _________________________________________. Why would a reporter want to protect his/her news sources? _____________________________________ Many states have passed _______ _______ that allow reporters to protect ________ ________________ What law stops the FBI from reading your e-mail unless it has a search warrant? _______________________. The Sixth Amendment and First Amendment clash in some court trials, especially if the accused is famous or the crime infamous. What’s the classic 1954 case of pre-trial publicity gone haywire?__________________. What have judges used to control media coverage of trials? ______ _________. What law did Congress pass, in part, to keep the government from becoming too secretive? _____________ ____ _______________ ________ or FOIA. In 1996, the ______ ________ was passed. Do journalists have unfettered access to news/crime scenes? ___________________________________ What is defamation? _______________________ What’s libel? _________________________________ What five things must a person/business prove to win a libel suit: 1) ______________________________

  1. ________________________________________ 3) _________________________________________
  2. ________________________________________ 5) _________________________________________ What are the three defenses against libel suits: 1) _____________ 2) ____________ 3) ______ ________. The 1964 Supreme Court case __ _________ vs. ____________ gave reporters much more leeway in reporting about the activities of public officials. This case, however, concerned an _________________. What’s actual malice? _______________________________ or __________________________________ MEDIA PROBE: What’s negligence? __________________________________________________________ What are the four ways that the mass media can invade someone’s privacy? 1) ______________________
  3. Unauthorized _______________________________ 3) ______________________________________

The fourth way leads to a question of privacy __________. Can journalists break laws to pursue stories? ___ Copyright laws protect authors from _____ ____ of their work. Copyrights now last ______ PLUS _______. True or False: Do copyright laws apply to the online world? TRUE FALSE. Up in the air (still) is the practice of _____________ ________ _______________. For ______________ _____________ you can reproduce copyrighted materials. Examples: _______________________________. What are the “old” obscenity standards? _____________________________________________________ What are today’s obscenity standard, by law and by practice? _____________ and ____________ ________ Is it legal to sell child pornography over the Internet? __________________________________ What can the FCC do to police broadcasting? 1. ______ 2. ___________ 3. __________ _____________ What have Congress/FCC done to safeguard against “indecent content”? ____________________________ The 1992 Cable TV Act had a ____ _______ provision that ended up also setting up a constitutional test. Do cable operators have First Amendment protections? ______________ One section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required a _______ rating system for violence, sex, and other indecent materials. What agency regulates advertising _______________. What can they do? _______ ______________ What company, what image, did the FTC go after in 1997 for promoting smoking among the young? __ ________.