1. In prior restraint cases, the courts tend to support the rights of:
2. Shield laws, designed to uphold reporters’ rights:
3. Judges can issue ________ to restrict media coverage of courtroom events.
4. As of 2010, cameras remained banned in all __________ courts.
5. The law giving citizens the right to learn more about the activities of the Federal government is:
6. In 1996, the EFOIA was passed to:
7. The ___________ allows public (and reporter) access to many regular governmental meetings.
8. To win a libel suit against the media, any person must prove (among other things):
9. No critic would be found guilty of defamation for writing something like “Gigli is the worst film ever made”
because
10. When defamatory statements are published online:
11. If the media reveal that someone has AIDS (and it’s true), that person can sue for:
12. Reporters who lie on job applications so they can gain access to a company to conduct an investigative
report run the risk of being charged with:
13. The work of authors and others producing creative works after January 1, 1978 is protected by:
14. When the courts investigate whether a use is “Fair Use” they typically consider:
15. What is the status of copyright on the Internet?
16. A __________ has been established to prohibit indecent material from airing when children are likely to
hear it.
17. Which law is no longer in effect?
18. The Telecommunications Act of 1996:
19. Network or Internet neutrality refers to:
20. What is the relationship between the First Amendment and advertising?
21. Two pivotal court cases attacking prior restraint are the Near Case and the Pentagon Papers Case.
22. Web sites are protected against prior restraint, just as newspapers and magazines are.
23. Shield laws uphold reporters’ rights to protect their sources.
24. The Sixth Amendment guarantees defendants the right to a trial before an impartial jury, but because of the
First Amendment the courts cannot restrict what the media publish.
25. Reporters have the right of access to all court proceedings, because they are representatives of the public.
26. In general, defamation taking written form is libel, while spoken defamation is slander.
27. One difference between public figures and private citizens in defamation cases is that public figures must
prove actual malice, while private citizens do not.
28. Invasion of privacy takes just one of two forms: intruding on a person’s solitude or seclusion, or
appropriating a person’s name or likeness for commercial purposes.
29. If you record a TV program for later personal viewing, you are guilty of violating copyright law.
30. Obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment, but defining obscenity proved difficult until the Roth
test finally resolved the issue once and for all.
31. The FCC interprets rather than makes law.
32. Although the Fairness Doctrine was repealed more than a decade ago, several attempts have been made to
revive it.
33. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 introduced sweeping changes affecting cable companies and phone
companies, but not broadcasters.
34. The Supreme Court uses a four-part test when determining whether an advertisement is protected under the
First Amendment.
35. In general, commercial speech receives the same amount of First Amendment protection as do other forms
of speech.
36. Do you think that a blogger is a reporter who qualifies for protection under his or her state’s shield law?
37. What is the shield law in your state? Do you agree or disagree with its limitations?
