JRN 430 Quiz 2 and answers
Reporter's Privilege✔✔-"journalist's privilege"
-the concept that reporters can keep information such as source identity confidential
what are the 3 elements that must be met for a reporter to be required to reveal
confidential sources? (NPR)✔✔- Possession
- No alternatives
- Relevance
contempt of court✔✔gives judges the ability to punish willful disobedience of a court
order, misconduct, or interference with the administration of justice
civil contempt✔✔compels individuals to what's required to benefit the complainant
(i.e. name a source, turn over notes)
CAN be undone
Criminal contempt✔✔conduct in or near a court that willfully disregards, disobeys or
interferes with the court's authority; sometimes called "direct contempt"
Shield laws✔✔state laws that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources
Confidentiality✔✔the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals
What 2 mechanisms protect journalists who do not want to reveal sources of
information✔✔1. Reporter's privilege
2. Shield laws
search warrants✔✔a written order issued by a judge, directed to a law enforcement
officer, authorizing the search and seizure of any property for which there is probable
cause
Continuance✔✔postponement of a trial to a later time
sequestration✔✔the isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a
sensational trial
gag orders✔✔a nonlegal term used to describe court orders that prohibit the
publication or discussion of specific materials
Admonitions✔✔judges' instructions to jurors warning them to avoid potentially
prejudicial communications
jury instructions✔✔judge gives the jury the particular rules of law that apply to the
case
Reporter's Privilege✔✔-"journalist's privilege"
-the concept that reporters can keep information such as source identity confidential
what are the 3 elements that must be met for a reporter to be required to reveal
confidential sources? (NPR)✔✔- Possession
- No alternatives
- Relevance
contempt of court✔✔gives judges the ability to punish willful disobedience of a court
order, misconduct, or interference with the administration of justice
civil contempt✔✔compels individuals to what's required to benefit the complainant
(i.e. name a source, turn over notes)
CAN be undone
Criminal contempt✔✔conduct in or near a court that willfully disregards, disobeys or
interferes with the court's authority; sometimes called "direct contempt"
Shield laws✔✔state laws that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources
Confidentiality✔✔the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals
What 2 mechanisms protect journalists who do not want to reveal sources of
information✔✔1. Reporter's privilege
2. Shield laws
search warrants✔✔a written order issued by a judge, directed to a law enforcement
officer, authorizing the search and seizure of any property for which there is probable
cause
Continuance✔✔postponement of a trial to a later time
sequestration✔✔the isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a
sensational trial
gag orders✔✔a nonlegal term used to describe court orders that prohibit the
publication or discussion of specific materials
Admonitions✔✔judges' instructions to jurors warning them to avoid potentially
prejudicial communications
jury instructions✔✔judge gives the jury the particular rules of law that apply to the
case
