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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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How long does copyright last?

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The creators life + 70 years

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What 4 things does Fair use include?

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  1. limited noncommercial use, such as copying a passage from a novel for classroom use
  2. use of limited portions of a work
  3. use that does not decrease the commercial value of the original, such as videotaping a daytime football game for private, at-home viewing
  4. use in the public interest, such as Consumer Reports’s use of pieces of drug company television commercials to highlight its media literacy efforts.
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Social responsibility theory

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asserts that media must remain free of government control but, in exchange, media must serve the public

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What are some principles of the Social responsibility theory?

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  1. Media should accept and fulfill certain obligations to society.
  2. Media should be self-regulating
  3. Media professionals should be accountable
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Ethics

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rules of behavior or moral principles that guide our actions in given situations.

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Metaethics

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fundamental cultural values.

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Normative ethics

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more or less generalized theories, rules, and principles of ethical or moral behavior

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applied ethics

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the application of metaethics and normative ethics to very specific situations

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What are the 6 conflicting interests?

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  1. The interests of the moral agent’s individual conscience: media professionals must live with their decisions.
  2. The interests of the object of the act: a particular person or group is likely to be affected by media practitioners’ actions.
  3. The interests of financial supporters: someone pays the bills that allow the station to broadcast or the newspaper, magazine, or website to publish.
  4. The interests of the institution: media professionals have company loyalty, pride in the organization for which they work.
  5. The interests of the profession: media practitioners work to meet the expectations of their colleagues
  6. The interests of society: media professionals, have a social responsibility.
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Truth and Honesty

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the media is never completely honest. the editor shows their definition of the truth.

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Privacy

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Media is intrusive

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confidentiality

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the ability of media professionals to keep secret the names of people who provide them with information

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shield law

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legislation that expressly protects reporters’ rights to maintain sources’ confidentiality in courts of law

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14
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Know Conflict of interest

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Free promotion for Amazon in exchange for free content for the station

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embedding

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reporters accepting military control over their reporting in exchange for close contact with the troops

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Profit and social responsibility

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industries exist not only to entertain and inform their audiences but also to make a profit for their owners and shareholders.

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Code of ethics

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These are prescriptive codes that tell media practitioners what they should do

18
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4 self regulation limitations

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  1. Media professionals are reluctant to identify and censure colleagues who transgress
  2. The standards for conduct and codes of behavior are abstract and ambiguous
  3. media practitioners are not subject to standards of professional training and licensing
  4. Media practitioners often have limited independent control over their work
19
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What are the nine ethical news values?

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  1. Accuracy
  2. Confirmation
  3. Tenacity: full effort?
  4. Dignity: Are the subjects of a report afforded as much self-respect as possible?
  5. Reciprocity: Does the story demonstrate an awareness that journalists and their readers, listeners, and viewers are partners in meaning making?
  6. Sufficiency: Have adequate journalistic resources been allocated to all important aspects of an issue?
  7. Equity
  8. Community: Does the account value social cohesion?
  9. Diversity
20
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DRM

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digital rights management and the protection of digitally distributed intellectual property.

21
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What are some forms of media self-regulation?

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policy books, operating policies, and editorial policies

22
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What are the strengths of self-regulation?

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they are an additional source of information to be considered when making moral judgments, and they represent a particular media industry’s best expression of its shared wisdom

23
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What is the absolutist position on the First Amendment?

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the idea that no law against free speech means no law.

24
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Obscenity and pornography

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sexually explicit content is pornography and protected until a court makes it illegal then it is obscenity and not protected

25
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Indecency

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language, or material that depicts sexual activities in a way offensive to contemporary community standards.

26
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Democracy demands what?

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A free press

27
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4 things about the history of the 1st amendment

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  1. peaceable assemble
  2. freedom of speech
  3. libertarianism
  4. needs self-regulation
28
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Libertarianism

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the philosophy of the press asserting that good and rational people can tell right from wrong if presented with full and free access to information

29
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What does “no law” mean?

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Absolitists position includes statutes, laws, administrative regulations, executive and court orders, and ordinances from government, regardless of locale

30
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What is included in “the press”

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TV, radio, print, all mass media and the definition is expanding not limiting

30
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Clear and present danger

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no legal absolute freedom of expression, the level of protection is one of degree

30
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Free press vs. fair trial

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1st amendment is freedom of the press and the 6th is fair trial

30
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traffic cop analogy

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FCC is more than a traffic cop, it can control more than the flow of info it can restrict dangerous content

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Abridgement

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Curtailing of rights, limits can be placed on time, place, and manner of expression

30
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slander

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oral or spoken purposeful malice, defamation of a person character (has to have a third party present)

31
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balancing of interest

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several factors should be weighed in determining how much freedom the press is granted

31
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Libel

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the false or malicious publication of material that damages a person reputation

32
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Fairness doctrine

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designed to cover issues of public interest and to be fair, equal time to both sides

33
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Prior restraint

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the power of the government to prevent the publication or broadcast of expression

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