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And Scholastic Journalism The First Amendment And Scholastic Journalism

WHAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAYS “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

ABOUT THE PRESS Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press

HUH? Journalists get EXCEPTIONAL freedom to publish with MINIMAL legal consequences… No matter how GREAT it sounds… there’s always Peter Parker...

PETER PARKER??? THE SPIDER GUY? That’s the one! Remember Uncle Ben??? Not the rice guy… “With great power comes great responsibility.”

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR A JOURNALIST? To understand, we must break the journalism process down into three stages Newsgathering Publishing Post-publication

Least amount of freedom in this stage Newsgathering Least amount of freedom in this stage No special right to access prisons, crime scenes or disaster scenes No license to invade areas where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy (private homes or places of business)

NEWSGATHERING No protected access to government documents State and federal freedom of information statutes dictate parameters and explain the steps journalists must take to access those documents BUT all citizens, whether journalists or not have the First Amendment Right to photograph or record video of anyone in public places.

PUBLISHING GREATEST level of First Amendment protection The US Supreme Court has held that the act of restraining publication (prior restraint) is unconstitutional When can prior restraint is allowed: Government must prove the publication will cause certain, immediate and irreparable harm to life or property - THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT

PUBLISHING When prior restraint is allowed If a trial court judge believes it might hurt a defendant’s right to fair trial Violations of copyright

POST-PUBLICATION Journalists have a high level of protection from lawsuits and criminal actions Public officials and figures can only be awarded damages for defamation if they prove that journalists published FALSE information with a RECKLESS DISREGARD

POST-PUBLICATION Plaintiffs can only recover for publication of private facts if they can prove that the facts are NOT a matter of public concern and the publication of these facts is HIGHLY offensive to a reasonable person

POST-PUBLICATION Obscenity Defined as sexual or scatological (referring to excrement, feces) that appeal to prurient (lustful or lewd) interests and have no legitimate artistic, educational or political value is not protected and can lead to criminal charges against the publisher.

WHOA! THAT’S INFO OVERLOAD… BREAK IT DOWN A BIT: Journalists must: Legally obtain truthful information This information includes names of juveniles, but some states have statutes that protect them. THERE’S A BIG BUT COMIN’ UP...

SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM IS DIFFERENT: All of the guidelines apply BUT AS MINIMUM STANDARDS… that means that student journalists at PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS receive LESS FIRST AMENDMENT protection than adult journalists

HAZELWOOD V. KUHLMEIER

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