Notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
1. speech 2. religion 3. press 4. patition 5. assembly

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
a supreme court decision saying, student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
inappropriate speech for class president,
beacause school officials have an "intrest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate beahvior," they can censor student speech that is bulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
censors stories in the student newspaper,
censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissable when school officials can show that it is"reasonably related to legitamate pedagogical concerns."

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
student banners saying "bong hits for jesus" outside of school on field trip.

6. What is the definition of libel?