Chapter 2 Vocabulary

fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people. this practice is frowned upon by ethical journal

the ability to inspire belief and trust

written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that appear in writing or that are spoken from a script

censorship, or restraint in advance of publication. this is illegal in the united states except in the rarest of circumstances.

the ability to make fair, neutral observations about people and events

the opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in the same story

the taking and using as one's own the writings or inventions of another person

a damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcast extemporaneously

the person in charge of all on-air programming; determines the programming schedule and mix and the choice of announcers.

a libel defense that protects a journalist's expressed opinion of public figures or reviews of books, records, and the like

the legal idea that school authorities act "in place of the parent" and assume a parent's rights, duties, and responsibilities.

the idea that once a forum is created, the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled