Chapter 16: Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression Flashcards
Authoritarian Model
Advocates that the general public, largely a literate in those days, needed guidance from the elite class
Communist or state model
Press is controlled by the state government because the state leaders believe press should serve as a goal for the state
Social responsibility model
Characterizes ideals of the mainstream journalism in the United States
Fourth Estate
Unofficial branch of the US government that monitors the legislative judicial and executive branches
Libertarian Model
Encourages vigorous and government criticism and supports highest degree of individual and press freedom
Schenck v US
Upheld First Amendment
Copyright
Legally protects the rights of authors and producers to their publisher unpublished writings, music, lyrics
Public domain
Gives public free access to the work
Libel
Defamation of character in written or broadcast form
Slander
Spoken language that defames a persons character
Qualified privilege
Allowing them to report judicial or legislative proceedings even though the public statements being reported maybe libelous
Opinion and fair comment
Defense against libel
Obscenity
Stuff that is obscene (offensive or disgusting)
Right to privacy
Right to be alone
Gag orders
order that a case can’t be discussed in public
Shield laws
Law that protects witnesses from revealing certain information, especially in court
Section 315 of the 1934 Comm Act
Mandates that during election season, broadcast stations must provide equal opportunities in response time for qualified political candidates
Fairness Doctrine
Required that holders of the broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced
