Law/ Ethics notes

We will take notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
           Speech, press, religion, assembly, petition.


2. What is the Tinker Standard?
           Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not maternally disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the others rights.


3. What is the Frasier Standard?
          Because school officials have an interest in teaching students behavior, "They can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
         Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
         -January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town.
         -Principle Morse cancels school
         -Senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads, "Bong hits for jesus"
         -Suspended for 10 days.

6. What is the definition of libel?
         Legal terms for flase statements pf fact about a person that are printed, broadcast, spoken. Libel=Written, Slander=spoken
         1.Defames someones character
         2. Published to at least one other person
         3. False statement of fact