JRN 430 Questions And Answers
Why there are too many errors in journalism? Not knowing the community, carelessness,
and ignorance.
Give one example of faking the news that our text Ethics in Journalism lists. Yellow
Journalism; essentially reporting something with little to no attribution.
What is the Rule of Law? It is the legal standard in which our society abides by. What is
legal and illegal.
What is precedent? Judging a decision on a case by using decisions from previous cases.
What is jurisdiction? The order in which a court will receive a case. For example, in the
Casey Anthony trial the state of Florida would have jurisdiction over the Supreme Court.
What is concurring opinion? An opinion in which justices agree on a particular matter.
What is common law? Unwritten, judge-made law consisting of rules and principles
developed through custom and precedent
, JRN 430 Questions And Answers
What is constitutional law? The set of laws that establish the nature, functions and limits
of government.
What is statutory law? A law that town, county, state, and federal follow and is understood
and followed amongst all areas.
What is prior restraint? Action taken by the government to prohibit publication of a
specific document or text before it is distributed.
What is defamation? A false communication damaging an individuals reputation
What is TPM (time/place/manner) principles? A First Amendment concept that laws
regulating the conditions of speech are more acceptable than those regulating content; also, the
laws that regulate these conditions.
What are content-neutral laws? Laws that incidentally and unintentionally affect speech as
they advance other important government interests.
Why there are too many errors in journalism? Not knowing the community, carelessness,
and ignorance.
Give one example of faking the news that our text Ethics in Journalism lists. Yellow
Journalism; essentially reporting something with little to no attribution.
What is the Rule of Law? It is the legal standard in which our society abides by. What is
legal and illegal.
What is precedent? Judging a decision on a case by using decisions from previous cases.
What is jurisdiction? The order in which a court will receive a case. For example, in the
Casey Anthony trial the state of Florida would have jurisdiction over the Supreme Court.
What is concurring opinion? An opinion in which justices agree on a particular matter.
What is common law? Unwritten, judge-made law consisting of rules and principles
developed through custom and precedent
, JRN 430 Questions And Answers
What is constitutional law? The set of laws that establish the nature, functions and limits
of government.
What is statutory law? A law that town, county, state, and federal follow and is understood
and followed amongst all areas.
What is prior restraint? Action taken by the government to prohibit publication of a
specific document or text before it is distributed.
What is defamation? A false communication damaging an individuals reputation
What is TPM (time/place/manner) principles? A First Amendment concept that laws
regulating the conditions of speech are more acceptable than those regulating content; also, the
laws that regulate these conditions.
What are content-neutral laws? Laws that incidentally and unintentionally affect speech as
they advance other important government interests.
