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chapter 2 vocab
13 cards·by jackiehd
ethics
a system of moral principles.
Credibility
the ability to inspire belief and trust
Objectivity
the state or quality or external
Fair comment
a libel defense that protects a journalist’s expressed opinion of public figures or review of
books, records, and the like.
“Composite characters”
fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people.
This practice is frowned
Libel
written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that
appear in writing or that are spoken (broadcast) fr
Right of reply
the opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism
inthe same story.
Privileged Statements
statements made on the floor of Congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if
published, are immune from libel suits.
In loco parentis
the legal idea that school authorities act “in place of parent” and assume a parent’s rights,
duties, and responsibilities. This concept was
Prior Restraint
censorship, or restraint in advance of publication. This is illegal in the United States
excerpt in the rarest of circumstances, usually pe
Plagiarism
the taking and using as one owns the writing of inventions
Forum theory
the idea that one’s forum is created the ideas expressed their can’t be control
slander
a damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or
broadcastextemporaneously.