Principles of Mass Media Exam 1
A _____________ legally protects the rights of authors and producers to their published or unpublished works?
Copyright
The version of the Constitution ratified in 1788...
Did not include protections for free speech
The first champion of free press was?
John Milton
By the end of the first decade of the twenty first century, traditional journalists were having difficulty covering stores about ________________.
Media ownership Business practiced in general Media regulation
Why did the MPPDA establish a movie-rating system in the late 1960s?
Members of the public expressed renewed discontent over sexual language and imagery in movies
In response to the 1920s scandals, the movie industry formed the _____________(MPPDA)
Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America
Which of the following media enjoys the most amount of protection under law?
Movies
The ____________ rating has not proved commercially viable and distributors avoid releasing films with the rating __________
NC-17
What supreme court case sided against broadcasters in 1969?
Red Lion vs. FCC
The decision of which of Supreme Court Justice represents the first time in American history that a prior-restraint order imposed the in the name of national security stopped initial publication of a news report? (Progressive Magazine Decision 1979, H Bomb How to Guide)
Robert Warren
The Espionage Acts of 1917 and 1918 made what a crime?
Seditious statements
Laws that protect reporters from revealing the sources they have used in news stories are called...
Shield Laws
Along with the libertarian model, which model for expression and speech characterizes the main ideals of mainstream journalism in the United States?
Social Responsibility Model
_______________ mandated that radio broadcasters operate in "the public interest, convenience, and necessity."
The Communications Act of 1934
_____________ required stations to air controversial-issues, program, and provide competing points of view
The Fairness Doctrine
Which of the following is considered a citizen watchdog organization?
The Media Access Project
In an important censorship case, the Nixon administration tried to restrain the publication of ____________
The Pentagon Papers
Spurred by Jack Johnson's victory in 1912, the government outlawed what?
Transportation of boxing movies across state lines.
Members of movie review boards that screened films in the 1920s were made up of _____________________
Vice squad officers Politicians Citizens
When did the supreme court rule that movies were a form of protected speech?
1952
When did topless radio first emerge as a controversial radio feature?
1970's
According to supreme court ruling, the FCC has the authority to stop broadcasters from airing adult content between ____ and ____
6AM to 10PM
In 1915, Supreme Court of the United States declared the film industry to be ______________________
A circus Entertainment with a "special capacity for evil".
The internet is currently considered...
A democratic forum for regional, national, and global interest groups. The one true venue for unlimited free speech under the First Amendment A vehicle for fighting political oppression.
Criticism of government and public dissent are not tolerated in which form of expression model?
Authoritarian
A reason the Child Online Protection Act was struck down in 2007?
Because it infringed on the right to free speech online.
What supreme court case finally placed movies on the same footing as books and newspapers in terms of protection under the first amendment?
Burstyn vs. Wilson
What did the Motion Picture Production code ban from being portrayed in the movies?
Excessive and lustful kissing Suggestive postures Negative portrails of religion
Which popular silent-film actor was involved in a scandal in the early 1920s?
Fatty Arbuckle
Which of the following media is affected by section 315 of the 1934 Communications Act?
Radio broadcasters
