Sample test questions
a. A review calling the local play production "stupid and terribly performed."
b. A story about murder trial testimony in which the defendant is called a "murderer."
c. A story written by a recently divorced journalist who falsely calls her ex-husband a car thief.
d. A story about the governor calling the legislature "a bunch of ninnies."
Privilege means
a. that reporters have a privilege to enter private property when they are pursuing news stories "in the public interest."
b. that reporters can cover any meeting of any two people whenever they wish
c. that reporters have the right to report judicial proceedings and other public matters, such as legislative meetings, as long as they do so fairly.
d. that reporters should never accept bribes for writing news stories.
e. none of the above.
A "sunshine law"
a. is a synonym for an open records law
b. put the U.S. Supreme Court libel rulings into federal law
c. has never been enacted in any state in the United States
d. is the same thing as a libel law
e. none of the above
The legal case that established the "actual malice" standard in 1964 is known as:
a. New York Times v. Sikeston
b. New York Times v. Sullivan
c. Binghampton Steel v. New York Times
d. none of the above e
e. Davies v. Davies
The "actual malice" standard says that _________ can prove libel only if the press knew the news organization knew the story was false, or if the story was printed with reckless disregard of whether it was true or not.
a. anyone
b. anyone who works for the government in any capacity
c. a public figure or a public official
d. only a public figure
e. any private official who does business with the government.
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