Jouralism law/ ethics

Notes on Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st ammendment?
-Speech
-Religion
-Press
-Assembly
-Petition

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Background: Bro and sis wore black armbands to school to protest Vietnam War.
-Supreme court says...Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "as long as it doesnt materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Background: Inappropriate speech for class president
-Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate beahvior," they can sensor student speech that is vulgar and indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption".

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Background: censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce
-Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it has "reasonably related to legitiment pedagogical(teaching) concerns".


5. What is the Frederick Standard?
Background: Olympic torch goes through town and principal cancels school. Students make banner saying "Bong hits 4 Jesus". Suspended for 10 days.
-School wins because it was during a school function/field trip.

6. What is the definition of libel?
-Defames character
-Published
-False statement