Media Writing Quiz # 4

Making the writing more concise and vigorous, eliminating unnecessary words and redundant phrases is called as

Skimming

Boiling

Trimming

Cutting

Edit a news story containing multiple angles by taking out one of those angles is called as

Skimming

Boiling

Trimming

Cutting

The story title that will grab attention, quickly convey the main idea of a news story, and entice the reader to take a closer look is known as

Headline

Tagline

Title

Header

A practice readers employ wherein they scan a text and read it in a nonlinear fashion is called

Skimming

Boiling

Trimming

Cutting

Editors can add hyperlinks to numerous media outside the story which are known as

Skimming

Linking

Hypertext

Trimming

Areas of law that protect the rights of media organizations and the individuals who work in them is called as

Civil law

Common law

Media law

Public law

Guidelines that you use to make decisions about what is right or wrong in the situations you encounter daily are called as

Media ethics

Common issues

Daily Routine

Principles

A legal principle meaning that law is derived from judicial precedent is known as

Administrative law

Common law

Civil law

Case law

Procedures administered with common law are known as

Administrative law

Common law

Law of equity

Civil law

Laws passed by legislatures at the state or federal level are called

Administrative law

Statutes

Law of equity

Common law

Rules and regulations set up by federal government agencies are called as

Administrative law

Common law

Civil law

Case law

United States Constitution is the ____ law in the United States

First

Highest

Lowest

Basic

______ is law determined by legal cases

Common law

Case law

Civil law

Code law

The first level of the court system is called

Court of appeals

Trial courts

District court

Appellate courts

A mid-level court are called court of trials

True

False

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof is known as

The First Amendment

The Second Amendment

The Third Amendment

The Fourth Amendment

The right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship is known as

Freedom of speech

Freedom of the press

Freedom of express

Freedom of Media

Freedom of communication and expression through various electronic media and published materials is called

Freedom of speech

Freedom of the press

Freedom of express

Freedom of Media

The suppression of free speech, public communication, or other information is called

Obscenity

Prior restraint

Censorship

All of above

Stopping something from being published before it reaches the public is called

Obscenity

Prior restraint

Censorship

All of above

A published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation is called

Defendant

Negligence

Plaintiff

Libel

The person who brings a case against another in a court of law is known as

Defendant

Negligence

Plaintiff

Libel

The individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law is called as

Defendant

Negligence

Plaintiff

Libel

Failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another is called

Defendant

Negligence

Plaintiff

Libel

Actual malice could also be described as reckless disregard

True

False

Wrongful acts or infringements of rights leading to civil legal liability is called

Crimes

Civil law

Contract

Trots

Entering private property without authorization is called

Intrusion

Extrusion

Breach

Violation

Public disclosure of embarrassing private facts are disseminating embarrassing information about a person

True

False

Publicity with false information that offends and embarrasses the plaintiff is called

False light

Unfair use

Appropriation

Expropriation

The commercial use of someone’s name or likeness without his or her consent.

Appropriation

Fair use

Expropriation

Fair dealing