Government and Media Regulations

Question 1

When the government restricts speech before it is made or distributed

Answer 1

A: Before distribution

Question 2

A regulation before distribution wherein offensive to accepted standards of decency and modesty within a country– what is potentially offensive content, such as speech or images are regulated.

Answer 2

A: Obscenity

Question 3

When the government restricts speech after it is made or distributed.

Answer 3

A: After distribution

Question 4

A regulation before distribution wherein Media personnel have been required to submit their scripts and stories especially during times of martial law and war for governmental review.

Answer 4

A: Military Operation

Question 5

Invasion that occurs when truthful or private information concerning the life of a person is revealed by a media source.

Answer 5

A: Public disclosure

Question 6

An external pressure to self-regulate when individuals are concerned about media content, they may contact the production or distribution firm and demand alteration.

Answer 6

A: Pressure from members of the public

Question 7

Codes and agreements among companies in an industry to ensure that employees carry out their work industry officials see as an ethical manner.

Answer 7

A: Self-regulation regimes

Question 8

When the larger scale media companies buy out the more smaller-scaled or local companies, they become more powerful within the market.

Answer 8

A: Oligopoly

Question 9

Control of the market by a small number of relatively large firms that produce similar, but slightly different products.

Answer 9

A: Oligopoly

Question 10

A regulation after distribution wherein Highly disreputable or false statement about a living person or an organization that causes injury to the reputation that a substantial group of people hold for that person or entity.

Answer 10

A: Defamation

Question 11

When a person or organization intentionally invades a person’s solitude or seclusion of one.

Answer 11

A: Intrusion

Question 12

Invasion through an unauthorized use of a person’s name, likeness, voice, signature, photo, in advertisement, poster or other commercial context.

Answer 12

A: Appropriation

Question 13

Invading one’s privacy by implying something untrue about him or her.

Answer 13

A: False light

Question 14

The right to be protected from unwanted intrusions or disclosures

Answer 14

A: Invasion of privacy

Question 15

In defamation, refers to words, expression, and statements that at face value, seems innocent but may be libelous in actual context, may be an innuendo or an accusation.

Answer 15

A: Libel per quod

Question 16

In defamation, it refers to written communication that is considered obvious libel or false news. It speaks for itself and does not need further proof of its meaning or intent.

Answer 16

A: Libel per se

Question 17

In defamation, refers to knowing that information is false or acting with reckless disregard for the statement’s truth or falsity.

Answer 17

A: Actual malice

Question 18

In defamation, refers to hatred or ill will towards another person, covert, based upon actions.

Answer 18

A: Simple malice

Question 19

spoken communication of defamation

Answer 19

A: slander

Question 20

written communication of defamation

Answer 20

A: Libel

Question 21

The two forms of defamation are:

Answer 21

A: slander (spoken communication) and libel (written communication).

Question 22

An external pressure to self-regulate wherein individuals who have joined together to work to change the nature of certain kinds of mass media materials.

Answer 22

A: Pressure from the advocacy organization

Question 23

Comprises both internal (media) and external (public and businesses) pressures, for media organizations to self-check their content.

Answer 23

A: Self-regulation

Question 24

Should manage the process of supply and demand without too much monopoly.

Answer 24

A: Economic

Question 25

Protects the government from false news and how the citizens perceive them.

Answer 25

A: Government

Question 26

An internal pressure to self-regulate wherein censorship bodies provide feedback regarding media content, such as the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

Answer 26

A: Content ratings and advisories

Question 27

An internal pressure to self-regulate. Formal list of guidelines and standards designed to establish standards of professionalism within an industry, local or international.

Answer 27

A: Professional Code of Ethics

Question 28

An internal pressure to self-regulate. An individual hired by a media organization to deal with readers, viewers, listeners who have a complaint to report, issues to discuss, or a violation of rights.

Answer 28

A: Ombudspersons

Question 29

An internal pressure to self-regulate that refers to written statements of policy and conduct established by media organizations as a form of self-regulation and as a set of general model of communications.

Answer 29

A: Editorial standards

Question 30

An external pressure to self-regulate wherein advertisers pressures media to change content because they are the one who buy space and time for commercials.

Answer 30

A: Pressure from advertisers

Question 31

A rule that limits excessive market control by mass media corporations which might directly affect consumers and advertisers.

Answer 31

A: Anti-trust laws

Question 32

In the Philippines, it prohibits unfair competition, arrangements and combinations to restrain trade or prevent, by artificial means, free competition in the market.

Answer 32

A: Anti-trust laws

Question 33

Control of the market by a single firm that produces goods with no close substitute.

Answer 33

A: Monopoly

Question 34

Monopoly of media outlets such as newspapers, film, television, radio, and satellite broadcasting, may be on a national or international level.

Answer 34

A: True