Test 2 Flashcards
An NSA data analyst who exposed the NSA to the public
Edward Snowden
This took out the the protection of the American’s identity when being monitored, this is when they started monitoring people looking for terrorist connections
The Program
This is the act of The Program monitoring calls, emails, etc. and looking for key words
Warrant-less wiretapping
This is the idea that people are inherently good and if well informed they will make the right and good decision
Self-Righting Principle
These are lies exposed to specifically damage someone’s reputation; these are written
Libel
This is meant to damage someone’s reputation; this is spoken
Slander
This is defined as the reporting on public figures as knowledge of its falsity or reckless disregard for whether or not it is true
Actual malice
This is the power of the government to prevent the publication or broadcast of expression
Prior restraint
These laws made it illegal to criticize anyone in the government
Seditious Libel Laws
These are things considered vulgar by a culture; these do change with time and culture
Obscenity
This states that journalists should be unbiased, cover both sides, and cover things of actual importance
Fairness Doctrine
These are things that are created and owned by someone; this ownership lasts 70 years after the person’s death
Copyright
This was created to collect “royalties” from people who use people’s copyrighted properties without permission
Music Licensing Company
These are the rules of behavior or moral principles that guide our actions in certain situations
Ethic
These are fundamental cultural values; what is justice? what does it mean to be good?
Metaethics
These “ethics” are more or less generalized theories, rules, and principles of ethical or moral behavior
Normative ethics
What kind of ethics apply both general guidelines and big rules to very specific situations?
Applied ethics
In applying ethics, the person making the decisions is called what?
Moral agent
These laws are to protect confidants; journalists do not have to share the name of their source
Shield laws
This is when reporters accept military control over their output in exchange for close contact with the troops
Embedding
This is when reporters act deferentially toward news sources to ensure continued access
Access journalism
This person is the mediator between the readers and the company
Ombudsman
This is when England taxed literature to shut some people up and pay back debts from the French and Indian War
Stamp Tax
This is the total amount of space devoted to editorial content according to the amount of advertising sold
News hole
This uses exaggeration, fear, and scandal to get people’s attention
Sensationalism
This is the writing structure that is placing the important news at the beginning of the story and the least important at the end
Inverted pyramid
This type of journalism focuses almost entirely on sensationalism and populism to gain readership
Yellow journalism
What are the 7 cannons of journalism?
1) Responsibility
2) Freedom of Press
3) Independence
4) Sincerity, truthfulness, accuracy
5) Impartiality
6) Fair play
7) Decency
What did Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin have in mind when they said that US media should be the “fourth estate”?
They should be protected by the government as well
What was the name of America’s first newspaper?
Publik Occurence
What were the three great quality newspapers?
New York Times, Wallstreet Journal, Christian Science Monitor
These act as brokers for papers, featuring items such as comics, columns, and crossword puzzles
Feature syndicates
These are papers that provide a different viewpoint on the news; typically radically biased
Alternative press
How did the introduction of the wire service change journalism?
It made it to where each paper had to make its articles appropriate for other papers to print
The line at the beginning of a news story that gives the authors name
Byline
This person usually owns the paper and does all the business side
Publisher
