A reporter obtained information from a confidential source pertaining to an ongoing criminal grand jury investigation. The free press standard that the reporter must adhere to in this situation requires that the reporter
A) go to jail for contempt rather than reveal the information.
B) divulge the information from the source but not give the name of the source.
C) give whatever testimony the reporter is capable of giving.
D) divulge information only if the name of the confidential source is revealed first.
E) decline to appear before the grand jury.
In Near v. Minnesota, the Supreme Court
A) ruled that prior restraint is a political issue and therefore not justifiable.
B) ruled that prior restraint is not a violation of freedom of the press.
C) ruled that prior restraint almost always places an unacceptable burden on a free press.
D) ruled that prior restraint of the press is permitted by the clear and present danger test.
E) applied a three-pronged test to identify whether prior restraint is permissible.
In the 1970s, Daniel Ellsberg stole classified documents that came to be known as the __________ and gave them to national newspapers.
A) Vietnam Plans
B) Nixon Scheme
C) Pentagon Papers
D) Watergate Files
E) Snowden Report
The freedom of the press is especially salient when
A) the government is highly polarized.
B) there is a presidential election.
C) there is a congressional election.
D) there is a terrorist attack.
E) the nation is at war.
In the U.S., freedom of press has primarily meant protection from
A) being forced to reveal one's sources.
B) having to be impartial.
C) censorship.
D) libel lawsuits.
E) government ownership of newspapers.
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