by Karina Figueroa

11-14-12 Laws and Ethics Study Guide Questions:

11-14-12 Laws and Ethics Study Guide Questions:

1. Things to know for the test:

2. What is the difference between breaking photojournalist ethics and breaking the law?

Photojournalist ethics related to moral issues that photogerphers should not cross, and breaking the law can lead to jail time.

 

3. What are some of the scenarios we discussed?

The Kent Shooting a photogerpher took a photo of the dead body.

 

4. What are the four things a photojournalists can be sued for?

Copy Right Infringement, Invasion of Privacy, Libel, Obscenity

5. What is libel?

Libel occurs when someone is exposed to hatred, ridicule, or has his/her reputation damaged as a result of false information that has been published.

6. What can you do to make sure you are not sued for libel?

—Publish only true photographs and captions.
—DO NOT use “humor” or words that have double meanings) in captions.
—DO NOT manipulate photographs to make them false.
 

7. What is the best defense against libel?

—Publish only true photographs and captions.
—DO NOT use “humor” or words that have double meanings) in captions.
—DO NOT manipulate photographs to make them false.
 

8. What is invasion of privacy?

—Intrusion
—- Trespassing on private property.
—Private Facts
—- True, but embarrassing information, not newsworthy.
—False light
—- Misrepresenting someone.
—Appropriation
—- Using someone’s name or likeness for personal gain.
 

9. When does a private citizen lose the right to privacy?

When it becomes news worthy and people have a public interest.

 

10. What is obscenity?

Guidelines set by the Supreme Court: 

– Would the “average” person, applying contemporary community standards, find the work offensive?

—- Does the work depict or describe sexual conduct in an offensive way?
—- Does the work lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value (LAPS test)?
 

11. What is the LAPS test?

Its a test determined by the supreme court to determine obscenity,” Does the work lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.”

 

12. What is copyright?

—You can be sued if you plagiarize, or copy all or part of someone else’s photograph and pass it off as your own. 
 

13. What should you do to avoid being sued for copyright infringement?

Not plagiarize any other photographs.

14. As a media representative, in which of these cases can you legally shoot a newsworthy event on private property? 

If their is a bad fire in someone house.

 

15. If someone threatens to sue your paper for libel for a picture that damaged their reputation, what could you do to avoid it? 

Not publish any work thats is not true to avoid lawsuits. OR try to prove that your photograph is true.

 

16. If you wanted to pursue photojournalism in college, which school should you attend? 

Missouri.

17. Standards that professional photojournalists strive to follow are called…

Law of Ethics

18. If you take pictures of someone in their home with a hidden camera, you can be sued for:

Yes. Invasion of Privacy.

 

19. If you use a telephoto lens and photograph students drinking beer in their backyard, you could be sued for:

Yes because it is on private property. 
 
20. If you use a non-celebrity’s photo in an advertisement without their permission, you could be sued for:
Yes because the person is not a public figuere.
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