Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The U.S. Supreme Court has clearly stated that there is First Amendment protection for newsgathering.
2. The wording of the Freedom of Information Act allows federal agencies significant flexibility in determining whether a record should be disclosed.
3. When invited by government officials to accompany them, journalists may enter private property without the content of the property owner or resident.
4. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling suggests that a journalist may legally broadcast an anonymously provided recording of a conversation even if the recording was obtained illegally.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True

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