SPM 330 quiz #4

Question 1

what is implied consent for interviews?

Answer 1

if you answer at least 1 question from media, they can stay on property (have to deny answering 3 times in a row)

Question 2

why should you have foundation in media law?

Answer 2

1. understand restrictions applied to sports orgs
2. federal statutes, state laws, & institutional policies restrict release of certain details while forcing disclosure of others
3. some statutes impose severe penalties for failure to act w/ in a certain time frame
4. sports info specialists must act quickly

Question 3

landmark case: NY Times vs Sullivan

Answer 3

U.S. supreme court case that gave media some leeway to err in reporting on public issues & figures

Question 4

what is the first thing the judge has to do in a case?

Answer 4

determine if the person is public or private

Question 5

what did the landmark case accomplish?

Answer 5

it created more rigorous standard of proof, making it harder for public figures to recover damages for defamation

Question 6

when is something considered publicated?

Answer 6

when more than 1 person sees it

Question 7

what is defamation?

Answer 7

career or financial harm

Question 8

what are 3 things you need to prove in order to not be sewed? (ONLY IF PRIVATE)

Answer 8

publication, defamation, falsity

Question 9

what is actual malice?

Answer 9

when a publisher knows info is false but still publishes it anyway to cause harm

Question 10

if you’re a private figure, what do you have to do to not be sewed?

Answer 10

negligence

Question 11

facts about public vs private figures

Answer 11

1. laws apply differently to different individuals depending on social/occupation status

Question 12

what is libel and slander

Answer 12

libel: written defamation
slander: spoken defamation

Question 13

freedom of information act (FOIA)

Answer 13

-1966
-public have right to see thousands of federal documents
-state “sunshine” laws: casting light on documents

Question 14

the family educational rights and privacy act (FERPA)

Answer 14

-restricts release of certain personal info
-state privacy laws prohibit publication of certain types of potentially embarrassing personal info
-leagues & orgs have adopted their own policies which fall w/ in-state & federal boundaries

Question 15

why can’t you act ignorant as defense?

Answer 15

you can’t pretend like you didn’t know the law to get out of punishment

Question 16

how does breaking the law effect the job of a sport info professional?

Answer 16

-access to info & publication
-they can’t stop you from publishing something but if you’re not sure whether you can, talk to the org’s attorney

Question 17

what’s ethics?

Answer 17

branch of philosophy that deals w/ the question of moral behavior

Question 18

what are 3 related sub-categories to ethics?

Answer 18

metaethics, normative ethics, & applied ethics

Question 19

what is metaethics?

Answer 19

examines meanings of abstract terms (what’s right to me can be wrong to you)

Question 20

what’s normative ethics?

Answer 20

develop theories, rules, & principles

Question 21

what’s applied ethics?

Answer 21

problem solving branch

Question 22

common ethical quandaries?

Answer 22

payola: bribery, receiving goods in exchange for service

Question 23

what is staging?

Answer 23

setting a scene, performing rather than gathering (recreating smth that happened)

Question 24

what’s sensationalism?

Answer 24

the use of materials intended to shock or excite (can’t exaggerate a story to make more exciting)

Question 25

what’s deception?

Answer 25

intentionally misleading public (food lion story about meat packaging)

Question 26

what’s the rule for between 6am-10pm on tv?

Answer 26

no violence for younger viewers

Question 27

what’s moral reasoning?

Answer 27

systematic approach to making ethical decisions, which you can use when faced w/ difficult choices as a broadcast or print journalist

Question 28

what’s an example of moral reasoning?

Answer 28

holding the door for someone and determining if you should hold it or not, depending on the distance

Question 29

what is the “day rule”

Answer 29

context or moral reasoning
-the environment, or setting, in which smth exists

Question 30

duty-based

Answer 30

moral obligation to be honest 100% of the time

Question 31

what is critical thinking?

Answer 31

-analyzing & questioning why smth is true
-think of evaluation of alternatives

Question 32

laura watkins case study and morals

Answer 32

-if you don’t do the story, will someone else?
-is there a legal liability if the story is done?
-is the story newsworthy?
-will your viewers respect you for not intruding or will you lose credibility?