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chapter 2 vocab.
13 cards·by Erica L.
a system of moral principle
Ethics
fictional characters a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people
composite characters
the ability to inspire belief and trust
credibility
written defamination; damaging false statements against another person or institution
that appear in writing or that are spoken
libel
censorship, or restraint in advance of publication
prior restraint
the ability to make fair, neutral observations about the people and events
objectively
the opportunity for permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in
the same story
right of reply
the taking and using as one's own the writings or inventions of another person
plagiarism
a damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcast
extemporaneously
slander
statements made on the floor of congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if
published, are immune from libel suits
privileged statments
a libel defense that protects a journalists expressed opinion
fair comment
the legal idea that school authorities aact "in place of the parent"and assume a parents
rights
in loco parentis
the idea that once a forum (or place where ideas are exchanged) is created
forum theory