DISCUSSION CASE Title: LEVESQUE VS.DOOCY 1.THE SITUATION: As we know freedom of the press is given to us in the first amendment, but we follow a code of ethics so that we uphold certain values. Say a reporter writes a story and include legitimate quotations from you and then a third party comes along […]
September 2011
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September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC Facts of Case: Producers at ABC were tipped off about possible unsanitary meat packing practices taking place at Food Lion. The producers decided to go under cover to investigate the claims. Two reporters applied for jobs with false identities, resumes, and addresses. They left out that they worked for […]
September 19, 2011
1. Facts of Case: A national magazine publication, American Opinion, published a story concerning the 1968 shooting of a Chicago youth by a Chicago police officer. The officer was found guilty of second-degree murder by the Illinois state court and a civil suit was later brought on the officer by the victim’s family. Hired as […]
September 18, 2011
1. Situation Imagine you are a reporter for a little time paper and are in need of a story. You have a tip that a local business is participating in some shady business. As a reporter looking to report the truth you decide to turn in a resume with enhanced information. This allows you to […]
September 18, 2011
Time, Inc. v. Firestone (1976) Facts of Case: Mary Firestone was married to Russel Firestone, heir to the Firestone tire company fortune. Mary filed for divorce, with her husband filing a counterclaim against for for “extreme cruelty and adultery.” Time published the results of the case in it’s magazine as well as a statement from […]
September 18, 2011
1. Situation Have you ever said one thing but others decode it differently? Words are powerful by the way we arrange them in speech and on paper. A single word can change a whole idea. For instance, what if you published a story and used the word her rather than the word Susan? The word […]
September 18, 2011
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) Facts of Case: After a student-led protest against segregation occurred in the South, the New York Times ran a full page ad entitled, “Heed Their Rising Voices.” Some of the specifics of the advertisement were false, such as the number of times Martin Luther King was jailed. L.B. Sullivan, […]
September 12, 2011
Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent School District (1969)
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1. Situation: In December of 1965, 16 year old John F. Tinker, 13 year old Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt met inside of the Eckhardt home with their parents and other petitioners who were upset with the excessive violence happening in the Vietnam War. In protest, everyone inside the home that night decided […]
September 12, 2011
Simone Swanson, communication major at Bowling Green State University from Cleveland, Oh has committed and dedicated herself to giving back to her community in a number of ways. While serving on the executive board for Precious Stones, she and her group brought the first ever plus size fashion show to Bowling Green State University. The […]
September 12, 2011
1. Facts of Case In the case Hosty vs Carter (2005), http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1316383.html, the administration at Governors State University in Illinois shut down Innovator, a college student run newspaper, after the students refused to let administration approve publications before they were published. Three students then sued the University because their First Amendment rights were being violated. […]
