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chapter 2
13 cards·by christian2426
a system of moral principles
ethics
fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people
composite characters
the ability to inspire belief and trust
credibility
written defamation damaging false statements against another person or institution that
appear in writing or that are spoken from a written
libel
censorship or restrain in advance of publication
prior restraint
the ability to make fair neutral observations about people and events
objectivity
the opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in
the same story
right of reply
the taking and using as ones own the writings or inventions of another person
plagiarism
a damaging false statement against another person or instruction spoken or broadcast
extemporanceously
slander
statements made on the floor of congress in the state legislature or in a courtroom that if
published are immune from libel suits
privileged statements
a libel defense that protects a journalists expressed opinion of public figures or reviews of
books records and the like
fair comment
the legal idea that schools authorities act in place of the parent and assume a parents rights
duties and responsibilities
in loco parentis
a story that focus more on entertaining than on informing soft news
forum theory