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Laws and Ethics
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Copyright Law Prevents others from plagiarizing your work and publishing it elsewhere Makes it dangerous to copy things from the internet: stories, quotes, songs, movies, photos, etc. “Fair Use” Item in question is newsworthy Always credit the source and offer suggestions where item can be bought Don’t diminish value Less is better Photos/illustrations – less is better, as long as they serve journalistic purposes
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Invasion of Privacy Intrusion Trespassing, secret surveillance, misrepresentation Public Disclosure of Private Facts Sex life, medical history causing emotional distress Private – known only to family and friends, no legitimate public concern Intimate – personal not ordinarily revealed Offensive – liable to humiliate if info is widely known False Light Portraying someone in a false way (using a picture of someone with a wrong caption) Appropriation Unauthorized use of person’s name, picture, or words to sell something
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Libel Publication of a false statement that deliberately or carelessly damages someone’s reputation 5 Criteria must be met: Statements must be false, based on facts that are wrong or unverifiable Statements must be defamatory, damaging to image/rep Statements must be published Plaintiffs must be identifiable. They must prove they were the ones written about, described or pictured The defendant (you) must be at fault either through negligence (not caring) or malice (deliberately printing lies)
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Other Reasons Editors or Mr. A will ask you to rewrite a story Vulgar Language Offensive topics Conflict of Interest Legal/Ethical issues Reporting flaws
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How Much Can An Administrator Censor? 2 Supreme Court decisions Tinker and Hazelwood Rights of students shall be recognized, provided it doesn’t disrupt school discipline or invade the right of others Censorship allowed – “poorly written, inadequately researched, biased or prejudiced, vulgar or profane” Censored if censoring has a “valid educational purpose
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