Details Title: Ethics Description: Midterm Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 05/04/2009 18:07:12		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Journalism Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Jayson Blaine Definition NYTimes reporter fired for plagiarism. Term CNN in Baghdad Definition CNN does not release all of its information, but they argue that critics don't understand the moral complexity. Term Time Warner Collossus Definition Time Warner merged with AOL - provides entertainment news instead of hard news. Term NBC and GM's Pickup Definition NBC fabricated the explosion of a GM truck and tried to say it was unsafe. Term The Wichita Experiment Definition Experimented to get closer to its community - wanted to give readers what they wanted without dumbing down the news. Term Obesity epidemic Definition Cut down on advertising for fattening foods, tax unhealthy foods, etc. Term Al Jazeera Definition They are either promoting the terrorists and bashing Westerners (as Western critics claim) or they are reporting the news fairly and neutrally. Term Unabomber's Manifesto Definition Should the NYTimes have published this? Term Fabrication at the Globe Definition Patricia Smith made up sources. Mike Barnicle stole George Carlin's jokes. Term Muhammad Cartoon Controversy Definition Denmark's newspaper published a satirical cartoon of Muhammad. Gunmen raised the EU's offices demanding an apology. Denmark argued for freedom of speech and other countries reprinted the cartoon in their defense. Term Crisis in Darfur Definition Journalists are not providing adequate coverage of Darfur. Term Covering the Middle East Definition Pro-Israeli biases. Skewed reporting. Term Stolen Voice Mail Definition Cincinnati Enquirer stole voicemails from Chiquita Bananas - Gallagher was the reporter responsible. Term Risky Foods Definition 1.) Journalists should delay publication until all facts are in. 2.) Journalists must put risks into perspective through careful analysis. 3.) Reporters must have the training and education to deal with complex data and ask tough questions. Term Affirmative Action in Michigan Definition Student tried to get accepted into the University of Michigan but was denied because she was white, despite otherwise good qualifications. She sued along with another student denied from UM law school. Term Distributing the Internet Definition The internet is the biggest industry of the 21st century. Issues: privacy, surveillance, commercialism, offensive speech Term Sexism and World Cup Soccer Definition Brandi Chastain took off her shirt after scoring a goal and the media was sexist in reporting its focus on this. Term Ten Weeks at Wounded Knee Definition American Indians uprising against a comment made by a professor. It was an uprising against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its puppet tribal government.