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| What do journalists have to do that most people do not have to do? |
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| To have the courage or misfortune to display ethical mistakes to the public |
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| List media related jobs one might have in which ethical decisions will be made: |
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| - Reporter, -Photographer, -Copy Writer |
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| Ethics takes us out of the world of ___________or "This is the way it's always been done" and into the realm of ____________ or "This is the action that can be rationally justified" |
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"This is the way I do it"
"This is what I SHOULD DO" |
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| What is journalisms lofty ideal? |
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| The communication of truth |
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| Whats the difference between a cultural lie and lies like income tax evasion? |
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| People condemn lies like tax evasion |
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| What has TV brought back when it comes to the notion of truth? |
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| Hard to sort facts, there's now a level of complexity |
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| What happened in the last 30-40 years that has added to the complexity |
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61% men
39% women
80.9% white
11.8% black
5% hispanic |
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| What negative thing has happened with elections coverage in reporting? |
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| Elections have become horse races with one candidate |
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| According to working reporters and editors, what do journalists need to do a better job of? |
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| of understanding their own bias and compensating for them |
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to maintain power and maintain chaos
to protect national security |
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| the branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions to the goodness and badness |
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| appealing to the mind--> Logic |
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| Appealing to the heart--> pathetic |
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| appealing to a sense of fairness--> ethics |
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Virtue Ethics:
1. Know what you are doing
2. Select act for own sakes to flourish
3. Act must spring from a firm unchanging character |
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| Kant's Categorical Imperative |
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| Do unto others as you would do unto yourself |
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| greatest good for the greatest number |
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| Pluralistic Theory of Value |
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1. Reparation
2. Gratitude
3. Justice
4. Beneficence
5. Improve
6. Not injuring others
7. Tell the truth
8. Nurture |
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| based on character, choice, liberty and duty |
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| Truth, if truth exists at all, is unknowable |
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| using the correct facts and the right words and putting things in context |
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| knowing when a story is important enough to require additional effort, both personal and institutional |
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| leaving a subject of a story as much self-respect as possible |
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| treating others as you wish to be treated |
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| allocating adequate resources to important issues |
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| seeking justice for all involved in controversial issues and treating all sources and subjects equally |
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| covering segments of the audience fairly and adequately |
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