Deck 12: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Question 1

You can sit in on a grand jury hearing if you petition the judge and make him aware of the law.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Federal law allows you to record your phone conversations with people without getting their consent.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

You can be held liable for publishing or broadcasting a recording or video that was illegally obtained even if you did not take part in the illegal recording or videotaping.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A mistake you make in a photo caption can make you subject to a "false light" claim.

Question 5

Even if you don't publish or broadcast what you tape or witness, you can still be subject to invasion of privacy claims.

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly which of the following?

A) Journalists have no Fifth Amendment protections.
B) Court records could be sealed only after arbitration.
C) Court proceedings are presumed to be open to the public.
D) Judges can close the voir dire process.

Question 7

State laws generally define a private place as which of the following?

A) Any location where people in it can reasonably expect privacy
B) Any privately owned building or property
C) Any indoor area
D) Any privately owned area where there is adequate signage warning people that they are on private property

Question 8

A court is more likely to rule that access limitations are reasonable if …

A) They cover a limited area
B) They are of short duration
C) They apply to the general public
D) They are put in place with adequate notice

Question 9

If you think you could face a civil suit if you tape record or videotape something that occurs on private property, you should do which of the following?

A) Get a press pass
B) Argue that you are a member of the public
C) Argue that there wasn't proper signage
D) Get consent in writing

Question 10

The legal right of privacy has been defined as which of the following?

A) The right of a person to withhold himself and his property from public scrutiny
B) The right of a person to control access to one's own property
C) The right of a person to set a price for access to privately owned property
D) The right of a person to protect himself and his property from intrusion

Question 11

What is a shield law?

Question 12

What is a "newsworthiness" defense?

Question 13

What is a false light claim?

Question 14

What "secret surveillance"?

Question 15

When should you comply with a subpoena for material concerning a published story or the gathering of information for a story, according to the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press?

Question 16

What is the difference between truth and accuracy?

Question 17

What does a private individual need to show in order to prove that you committed libel?

Question 18

What did Cincinatti Enquirer reporter Mike Gallagher do in 1998 that forced the paper to issue an apology to Chiquita Brands?

Question 19

When is it ethically okay to use hidden cameras?

Question 20

What does it mean to "ambush a target"?