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Multiple-Choice Quiz
Question 1
The word privacy does not appear in the Constitution, but its defenders
base its credence upon
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the first eight amendments and the Fourteenth
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the First and Fourteenth amendments.
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the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth amendments.
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the Bill of Rights.
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Question 2
Privacy cases are generally divided into four categories, which are not
mutually exclusive. Which of the following is NOT one of those four
categories?
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intrusion into individuals' medical records and
histories
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intrusion on seclusion or solitude
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public disclosure of embarrassing private affairs
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appropriation of an individual's name or likeness
for commercial advantage
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Using the Warren and Brandeis public-interest exemption to privacy as a
basis, the courts have ruled that material is newsworthy
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because a newspaper or station carries the story.
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if the material passes the standard established in
New York Times v. Sullivan.
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if it involves a public person who became a public
person through his or her own choice.
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All these answers are correct.
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Professor Thomas Emerson's summary of the issue of a right to privacy
can be described as
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attempting to draw a line between the individual
and the collective.
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making a distinction between purposely public
individuals and those who are thrust into the public
through no conscious action of their own.
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balancing a libertarian emphasis and a collectivistic Incorrect
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reaching consensus concerning what must be
excluded, no matter what, from an individual's
collective life.
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Journalists who recognize that questions of public-private relationships
cannot be answered by merely considering what is technically legal realize
that privacy is not only a legal right but a
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moral good.
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basic ethical necessity.
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journalistic responsibility.
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requirement for "civilized" society.
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There are three moral principles that undergird an ethics of privacy for
newspeople. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
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There is a clear line delineating persons who have
become newsworthy for reasons beyond their
control form those who have consciously sought a
public life.
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Decency and fairness are nonnegotiable, even in
situations where acting otherwise might be
technically legal.
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which private information is worthy of disclosure.
The dignity of persons ought not to be maligned in
the name of press privilege.
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Which of the following correctly describes Facebook?
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social network
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advertising provider
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marketing provider
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All these answers are correct.
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One of the key privacy issues concerning Facebook was the site's baseline
stance of "opt-out." What did this mean?
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By default, a Facebook user would share
everything.
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By default, a Facebook user would share nothing.
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privacy settings before he or she could "test drive"
the site to see if he/she was interested in
establishing an account.
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her account would affect "friends'" accounts as well.
Question 9
Will Moffat, one of Openbook's creators, said in an interview that
Facebook had "a moral responsibility to respect social norms." Upon what
did he base this statement?
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Facebook's "monopoly on social networking"
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Facebook's "bloated privacy policy," which just
became longer and more complex over time
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Facebook's representative's statement that
Facebook's "business is advertising"
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Facebook founder Zuckerberg's reported lack of
"belief in privacy"
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Question 10
What did tech journalist Eliot VanBuskirk mean when he said that "social
networking feels free, but we pay for it in ways that may not be readily
apparent"?
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In reality, Facebook users are providing valuable
data to marketers, who can then target them quite
precisely.
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The shift to online interaction, rather than face-to- Incorrect
face, will have social costs we cannot yet calculate.
In reality, the costs in lost work time and noncomputer-based recreational time are incalculable.
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Young adults, who are less concerned about privacy Incorrect
than older Facebook users, will have much of their
entire lives in the "public" domain.
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Which of the following BEST describes USA PATRIOT Act supporters'
defense of the law?
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It is not new legislation, per se; it only amends
existing federal laws.
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The extraordinary attacks of September 11th
required equally extraordinary legislation.
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Such legislation has wartime precedent in the U.S.,
so when lawmakers created these new laws they
had an historical basis.
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None of these answers is correct.
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Critics of the USA PATRIOT Act cite numerous privacy concerns, even
after changes were made in the 2006 House/Senate compromise. One
argument is that the act allows the government to secretly obtain a range of
personal records, in violation of the
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First Amendment.
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Second Amendment.
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Fifth Amendment.
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Fourteenth Amendment.
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Which of the following best describes the media's role in the coverage of
the USA PATRIOT Act, both in its passage and its implementation?
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Overall, the media largely mimicked the Bush
administration's communications concerning
passage and have not investigated implementation
aggressively.
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Overall, the media were much more diligent and
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thorough in covering the passage of the legislation
than they have been in covering its implementation.
Overall, the media were much more diligent and
thorough in covering the implementation of the
legislation than they were in covering its passage.
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It is a mixed record at best and only small, marginal Incorrect
media outlets offered any editorial reaction to either
the debates over its passage or its implementation.
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Why is privacy a moral good?
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because privacy is a precondition for developing a
unique sense of self and, politically, a respect for
privacy distinguishes between democratic and
totalitarian societies
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because privacy is inevitably tied to the political and Incorrect
societal values found throughout the U.S.
Constitution, including its amendments, the
document which defines citizens' understandings of
morality
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because privacy is defined as such in the United
Nations' 1948 Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, and the U.S. Congress has adopted this
definition
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because privacy is an absolute and has been
considered such since Aristotle's time
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Which of the following are part of Martin Kuhn's "Proposed Code of
Blogging Ethics"?
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Attempt to be entertaining, interesting, and/or
relevant.
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Reveal your identity as much as possible.
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Promote community by linking to other blogs and
keeping a blogroll.
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For Jane Singer and many others who study blogging, ________ is a
primary principle in blogging ethics.
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truth
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respect for privacy
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individuality
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independence
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Question 17
Ron Deckert, Managing Editor of the Missoulian, faced a very difficult
choice about what, if anything, would be printed about the death of Cindy
Herbig. What would the morally appropriate decision, from an agapic
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printing a story that focused on the public
dimensions of the case, placing Cindy's death in a
larger context
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publishing nothing other than the usual obituary of
a local citizen
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The Washington Post's story, at exactly the time he
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appeared in the Post, without Deckert's editing
Question 18
What was the Missoulian Managing Editor Ron Deckert's "utilitarian
framework" for the decisions he made about publishing the story about
Cindy Herbig's death?
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the benefit for the many outweighed the cost to the
few
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the public had a right to know
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the story was "newsworthy" because it was going to Incorrect
be published in The Washington Post
Cindy Herbig's right to privacy died with her
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What is the warning-bell thesis, as described in the discussion of the
publication of the photo of the body of a child who drowned?
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a utilitarian appeal (with no factual basis) that
publishing such photos can serve as a powerful
warning to others and possibly change their actions
to prevent such events in the future
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it up by stating, "whatever the Divine Providence
permitted to occur I was not too proud to print"
a thesis subscribed to by most photojournalists,
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which is best expressed as "a picture is worth a
thousand words" but which has more subtle nuances
when it comes to photos of minors
None of these answers is correct.
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Question 20
Bob Greene of the Chicago Tribune described the photo of the Harte
family "at the most terrible moment of their lives" immediately after the
drowning death of their son as "________," because it exposed the family
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pornography
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sadism
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peeping Tom behavior
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voyeurism
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