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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
All 50 states have shield laws that protect reporters by preserving the confidentiality of their notes and sources.
A)True
B)False
2
Law enforcement can always obtain a search warrant to raid a reporter's home or newsroom to get information the reporter has learned from a source involved in a crime.
A)True
B)False
3
Open meetings laws are uniform in all states across the nation.
A)True
B)False
4
Trespassing could, in some cases, be called Failure to Obey a Lawful Order.
A)True
B)False
5
Sedition is failure to obey a lawful order.
A)True
B)False
6
Libel is publishing or broadcasting a false statement that maliciously or carelessly damages someone's reputation or holds them up to public scorn.
A)True
B)False
7
Plagiarism can be avoided by providing your sources.
A)True
B)False
8
For a reporter, fabrication is important only in certain instances.
A)True
B)False
9
Breach of contract applies only in the case of a written contract.
A)True
B)False
10
Bias is all right when used in editorials.
A)True
B)False
11
Appropriation is the unauthorized use of someone's name, photo or words to endorse or sell a product or service.
A)True
B)False
12
Intrusion may involve trespass, misrepresentation and libel.
A)True
B)False
13
Web sites are not covered by government copyright protections.
A)True
B)False
14
It is okay to use the name Coca-Cola to describe any soft drink.
A)True
B)False
15
The First Amendment does NOT apply to publications at private colleges.
A)True
B)False







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