Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people. This practice is frowned upon by ethical journal

The ability to inspire belief and trust

Written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that appear in writing or that are spoken (broadcast) fr

Censorship or restraint in advance of publication. This is illegal in the United States except in the rarest of circumstances, usually perta

The ability to make fair, neutral observations about people and events.

The opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in the same story

The taking and using as one’s own the writings or inventions of another person

A damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcast extemporaneously

Statements made on the floor of Congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if published, are immune from libel suits

A libel defense that protects a journalist’s expressed opinion of public figures or reviews of books, records, and the like

The legal idea that school authorities act “in place of the parent” and assume a parent’s rights, duties, and responsibilities. This concept

The legal idea that school authorities act “in place of the parent” and assume a parent’s rights, duties, and responsibilities. This concept

The idea that once a forum (or place where ideas are exchanged) is created, the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled