Chapter 2 vocab

13 cards·by jazmin mendez

Ethics

difference between what is right and wrong- invasion of privacy.

“Composite characters”

functional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people.

Credibility

ability to be believed and trusted.

Libel

printed false defamation of a character.

Prior restraint

restraint in advance of publication.

Objectivity

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

Right of reply

opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to it.

Plagiarism

Passing off the work of others as your own

Slander

false statement against another person

Privileged statements

Publication of such statements is immune from a libel suit

Fair comment

free to venture any opinion in reviewing books, records, or other events

In loco parentis

in place of the parent

Forum theory

Idea that once a forum is created the ideas expressed cannot be controlled