| Communication Law |
| #1 |
If Johnny Depp, Kristen Stewart, or Justin Bieber, for example, wants to sue successfully for libel, they will need to prove what? |
Actual Malice |
| #2 |
A computer device that enables parents or any other viewer to program a TV set to block access to programs containing violent or sexual content based on the program rating is known as what? |
The V-Chip |
| #3 |
What was developed to protect journalists from legal challenges to their freedom to report the news |
Shield Laws |
| #4 |
In the 1971 case of New York Times Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had stopped the Times from publishing what? |
Pentagon Papers |
| #5 |
Falsely shouting “fire” in a crowded theater is a restriction on speech known as what |
Clear and Present Danger |
| Media Ethics |
| #1 |
What is the basic ethical principle often cited as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” |
The Golden Rule |
| #2 |
“The greatest good for the greatest number” is associated with which ethical system? |
Utilitarianism |
| #3 |
In its current code of ethics, the Society of Professional Journalists urges journalists to be which three things when gathering, reporting, and interpreting information? |
Honest, fair, and courageous |
| #4 |
The News of the World caused a widespread scandal when its reporters did what to celebrities, sports stars, politicians, and the families of crime victims |
Hacked Their Phones |
| #5 |
The practice of companies making themselves or their products appear to be organic, environmentally friendly, or supportive of free trade is called what? |
Greenwashing |
| Media Theory & Research |
| #1 |
What usually involves total control of the transmission of information, often without the audience knowing who is controlling the message |
Propaganda |
| #2 |
Prompting widespread panic, Orson Welles's broadcast of what convinced many listeners that Martians were invading the East Coast |
War of the Worlds |
| #3 |
What famous proponent of medium theory, coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” |
Marshall McLuhan |
| #4 |
What studies were conducted in the 1950s to show that children exposed to violent television programming were prone to commit acts of violence themselves |
Bobo Doll Studies |
| #5 |
When a group of people talk about the news of the day, media play what role in this conversation? |
Agenda Setting |
| Mass Comm & Politics |
| #1 |
What have been increasingly significant in political elections since the first use of radio in 1924 |
Electronic Media |
| #2 |
What is primarily a professional polling organization? |
Gallup |
| #3 |
Like other industries, the media industry uses what to get politicians to vote in favor of laws and regulations that would benefit them |
Lobbies |
| #4 |
Journalism aspires to be an engine of democracy, yet critics often see what in political news coverage? |
Media Bias |
| #5 |
In the final weeks of Trump's presidential campaign, his social media team spent $150 million in Facebook ads that targeted African American voters with what? |
Negative Messages About Hillary Clinton |
