chapter 2 vocab

13 cards·by jj

A system of moral principles.

Ethics

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

Composite characters

Censorship, or restrain in advance of publication. This is illegal in the United Statesexcept in the rarest of the circumstances, usually p

Prior Restrain

The ability to make fair, neutral observations about people & events

Objectivity:-

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

Rigth of replay

The taking & using a one’s own the writings or inventions of another person.

Plagiarism

:- A damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcast.

Slander

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

libel

The ability to inspire belief & trust

credibility

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privileged statements

a libel defence that protects journalists expressed opinion public figures or reviews of books ,records and the like

fair comment

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in loco parentis

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forum theory