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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
10 cards·by Edgar S.
Ethics
A system of moral principal
Credibility
the ability to inspire belief and trust
Objectivity
the ability to make fair
Slander
a damaging false statement against another person or institution spoken or broadcast
extemporaneously
Fair Comment
a libel defense that protect a journalist expressed opinion of public figures or reviews of
books
Composite character
fictional character a news writer creates by using characteristics of several real people.
libel rights
written defamation
privileged statement
statement made on the floor of congress, in the state legislature or in a courtroom
In loco
of a teacher or other adult responsible for children) in the place of a parent.
Prior restrain
judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it
is libelous or harmful