Fair comment

Fair comment: a defense against libel that allows a reporter and other in journalism to express an opinion about a matter of public interest.

False light: invasion of privacy by showing or depicting the plaintiff in a false way that is highly offensive to a reasonable person

Defamation: unprotected expression that is publishing a false statement or a fact

Incitement: unprotected expression defined as speech that can incite a riot

Invasion of privacy law: legal protection of a picture or art

Libel: malicious defamation

Slander: malicious defamation made public through speech

Prior review: reference by court of law prohibiting any future news or comments of the case

Off-the-record:  Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging

Gag Rule:

First Amendment- know the five freedoms protected, and recognize situations where the First Amendment does NOT provide legal protection of speech or expression.

Religion, freedom of speech, free press, right of peace and right of petition.

If someone says obscenity or taking private fact.

Press Law -Recognize the issues and responsibilities for student journalists regarding:

Obscenity, libel, slander, inciting (fighting) words, sources, confidentiality, privacy

They have to be careful and not abuse the freedom of speech by thinking that it will protect their bad words

Supreme Court Cases –know the implication of each case below for student press rights, and the point of law that each case decided regarding First Amendment protection.

Tinker vs. Des Moines

They wore black armband to support peace and they were given the right of the freedom of speech by the Supreme Court

Bethel vs. Fraser

A student wrote sexual things on a newspaper and the supreme court was against this kind of speech

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