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978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 1
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 1: The Rule of Law N.B.: For teaching media law and applicable to all textbook chapters, we suggest you access the Teaching Section […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 10
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 10: Obscenity and Indecency 1. Have students discuss the differences among obscene, indecent, and pornographic material. Have them consider the ways the general […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 11
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 11: Intellectual Property 1. Have students discuss the difference between (1) someone taking and publishing without permission a news story the student has […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 12
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 12: Advertising 1. Select advertisements from the Internet or print and/or broadcast media. Concoct a hypothetical government regulation that would call the legality […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 2
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 2: The First Amendment 1. Exercises that ask students to determine whether a given law is content-based or content- neutral are very useful […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 3
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 3: Speech Distinctions 1. Topics that lend themselves readily to active, engaged classroom discussions include fighting words, heckler’s veto, captive audience members, hate […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 4
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 4: Libel and Emotional Distress: The Plaintiff’s Case I. Using Hypothetical Situations For classroom activities, consider presenting hypothetical situations such as the one […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 5
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 5: Libel: Defenses and Privileges 1. Identify Truthiness in News Stories Stephen Colbert is famous for his satirical talk show host character who […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 6
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 6: Protecting Privacy 1. Consider inviting a high-profile student athlete, a prominent local figure, or any other famous or semi-famous person you can […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 7
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 7: Newsgathering 1. Using the guidelines provided in Chapter 7, have students submit a Freedom of Information request to a selected federal agency. […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 8
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 8: Overseeing the Courts 1. The following hypothetical needs to be tailored according to the law in your state, or any state that […]
978-1506363226 Activity Chapter 9
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Class Activities Chapter 9: Regulating Electronic Media 1. For decades, courts have justified broadcast regulation on the basis of spectrum scarcity. Have students discuss if that […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 1
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 1: The Rule of Law Legal rules bind both government and citizens by defining the boundaries of acceptable behavior, establishing the power and […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 10
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 10: Obscenity and Indecency The most important understanding students should take from this chapter is the legal differences among obscenity, indecency, and pornography. […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 11
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 11: Intellectual Property The law protects people’s personal property, whether tangible (such as a computer or a car) or intangible (such as singing […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 12
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 12: Advertising Chapter 12 addresses the law that governs the intersection of commerce and speech: advertising. This area addresses the financial lifeblood of […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 2
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 2: The First Amendment This chapter is challenging for those students who want and expect the law to be clear, clean, determinate, and […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 3
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 3: Speech Distinctions This chapter adopts a novel approach to treat a number of distinct speech topics of interest to communication students. The […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 4
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 4: Libel and Emotional Distress: The Plaintiff’s Case The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication divides libel into two distinct categories – the […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 5
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 5: Libel: Defenses and Privileges Chapter 5 is a companion to Chapter 4. Whereas Chapter 4 addresses the plaintiff’s side of libel, Chapter […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 6
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 6: Protecting Privacy We have reorganized this chapter in order to help students better understand the different sources for privacy protection, especially since […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 7
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 7: Gathering Information In many respects, Chapters 7 and 8 are companion chapters. Chapter 7 addresses limitations and safeguards specifically imposed by the […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 8
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 8: Overseeing the Courts Chapter 8 focuses on the laws affecting journalists’ attempts to access sessions and records of the judicial branch. It […]
978-1506363226 Overview Chapter 9
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter Overview Chapter 9: Regulating Electronic Media Nearly all the material in this textbook is applicable to the electronic media, from broadcasting to the internet. Case […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 1
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 1: The Rule of Law Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. An unsigned opinion of the court is called a(n) ______. a. per curiam opinion b. […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 10
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 10: Obscenity and Indecency Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. In the United States, ______. a. obscenity is protected under the First Amendment b. obscenity is […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 11
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 11: Intellectual Property Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The United States has a copyright law because ______. a. individual states adopted copyright laws when the […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 12
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 12: Advertising Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The important Bigelow v. Virginia case involved ______. a. an abortion clinic ad b. a prescription drug price […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 2
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 2: The First Amendment Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Laws that indirectly limit the freedom of speech while achieving other substantial government objectives are called […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 3
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 3: Speech Distinctions Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Fighting words ______. a. are words said in the heat of the moment b. threaten to immediately […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 4
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 4: Libel and Emotional Distress Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The notion that the mere threat of any kind of lawsuit decreases the aggressiveness of […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 5
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 5: Libel: Defenses and Privileges Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following is not one of the requirements of the fair report/qualified privilege? […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 6
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 6: Protecting Privacy Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The way courts accept and apply the four privacy torts ______. a. is consistent among all states […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 7
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 7: Gathering Information Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Compared to members of the public, how much access to documents, records, and news event sites do […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 8
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 8: Overseeing the Courts Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The majority of federal courts ______. a. protect reporters from revealing information by using a federal […]
978-1506363226 Test Bank Chapter 9
Instructor Resource Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication 6e CQ Press, 2018 Chapter 9: Electronic Media Regulation Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. What event prompted the U.S. Congress to regulate radio broadcasting? a. World War I b. the […]