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JOUR 3410: Test 1
Key POINTS of Ethics (3) |
-act as the conscience of the professional
-dont be subjective to personal beliefs
-dont be as rigid as the law |
Media "truths" |
-traditional media is in rapid decline
-audience is fragmenting
-people aren't passive consumers (they want to exchange with media) |
the Competitive Circle = 360 degrees |
-Culture
-Audience
-Technology
-Economics
-Personal Integrity |
First Amendment |
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abrading the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" |
First Amendment does not come with an owners manual...name areas of controversy |
-invasion of privacy
-free press vs. free trial
-covering or making the news
-personal involvement with the news
-cooperation with legal authorities
-protecting sources |
How does the media defend itself in libel and defamation lawsuits?
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TRUTH- in libel and defamation cases you have to prove falsity |
Speech on Internet vs. Speech on Traditional Media |
Speech on internet receives the highest level of First Amendment protection (Reno vs. ACLU)
-internets don't have licenses so the government can't regulate it
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Conrad Fink |
-named 4 key responsibilities in the news media
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4 news media responsibilities (FINK) |
1. inform and enlighten
2. foster public discussion
3. create a marketplace of ideas
4. facilitate the democratic consensus that guides the nation |
Type of Ethic Studies |
Metaethics
-Normative ethics
-Applied Ethics** |
Metaethics.... |
the abstract; nature of ethics |
Normative ethics... |
rules and principles to guiding moral conduct |
Applied.... |
problem solving using rules
**USING FOR COURSE** |
"Potter-Box"
(FSPL) |
Consider Facts--> Consider Society Values-->Consider Journalistic Principles--> Consider Loyalties |
morals vs. ethics |
1. morals= belief system based on ones values
2. ethics= deploying your belief system and require reasoning
**one acts ethically from a moral foundation** |
Sources of values |
parents, peers, role models, institutions |
Moral Theory |
*Deontological- duty based
*Virtue- character based
*Teleological- consequence based |
Key MESSAGES of Ethics |
strive for excellence
-we're years away from achieving stability
-serve the public good
-notice the emergence of technology
- decisions should be built from expertise, knowledge, commitment, courage, independence, transparency....
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Key CONCEPT |
A free press is NOT based on the notion that is act responsibly or objectively |
Reminder of 1st Amendment.... |
tells government what it CAN'T do nothing about what the press SHOULD do |
Historical Greek Philosophers |
Socrates= believed that anyone, given time to think and question could gain insight into accepted rules of moral conduct |
Framing
SEEE |
1. selection- whats covered?
2. Emphasis- length/time, how many points included?
3. Exclusion- whats not covered?
4. Elaboration- how much is covered? |
Framing Definition |
The central organizing idea for news content that supplies a context and suggests what the issue is |
Transparency |
-deeper meaning that means producing news in ways that can be EXPLAINED and DEFENDED
-how to explain actions before reporting |
Original Transparency |
journalism had limits that made transparent difficult to achieve
--scale of operations
-- neutral voice
-- principle of indepence |
Deception is not a simple concept... |
journalist disagree about the use of deception... (avoid it, willing to use it, a necessity) |
SPJ ETHICS (4) |
1. seek truth and report it
2. minimize harm
3. act independently
4. be accountable/transparent |
What is "journalism" |
-A way of informing and educating
-Reporting on what is important and while doing so being truthful
-Being transparent by clearly articulating your approach to the story
-Transparent by acknowledging your errors
-SEEK TRUTH AND REPORT IT
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Agenda |
1-Truth
2- Transparency (an emerging tenet) |
Difference in CVJ vs. SPJ |
CVJ- engage in community
SPJ- act independently and minimize harm |