Chapter 19

Question 1

news release

Answer 1

a ready made story prepared by officials for members of the press

Question 2

news briefing

Answer 2

a government official makes an announcement or explains a policy, decision, or action

Question 3

press conferences

Answer 3

news media’s questioning of a high level government official

Question 4

backgrounders

Answer 4

info given by top government officials to reporters who can use it in a story, but can’t reveal their source

Question 5

leak

Answer 5

the release of secret info by anonymous government officials to the media

Question 6

media events

Answer 6

a visually interesting event designed to reinforce a politician’s position on some issues

Question 7

prior restraint

Answer 7

government censorship of info before it’s published

Question 8

libel

Answer 8

false written statements intended to damage a person’s reputation

Question 9

shield laws

Answer 9

protect reporters from having to reveal their sources

Question 10

The Federal Communications Commissions

Answer 10

regulate interstate and international communications by radio, TV, etc.

Question 11

fairness doctrine

Answer 11

requires broadcasters to provide airtime to both sides of a controversial issue

Question 12

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (2)

Answer 12

• removed any national limits for the ownership of radio stations
• removed any limits on the number of TV stations one company may own as long as they own less than 35% of the market

Question 13

Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union

Answer 13

Court ruled that the 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of expression on the Internet