Media ethics
INSTRUCTIONS:
Topic: I would like you to analyze an ethical question in the mass media. It can be an issue the media are facing now or could face in the future. The issue can be local, national or international in scope.
Develop a broad ethical question that you would like to explore and write a minimum of 700 words describing it. Examples of a broad ethical questions are (don`t use these): • Should TV news programs show dead bodies during their newscasts? • Should downloading music from free file-sharing sites be a crime? • Should rape victims be identified in news stories? • Are vulgar, racist and sexist remarks in the mass media ever OK? • Do TV dramas "ripped from the headlines" distort the news? Explore your issue using researched sources. This is NOT an opinion paper, but a paper that requires valid sources.
In other words, you should find examples from the media that illustrate your issue. Feel free to send me message if you have any questions. At the end of your paper, a works-cited page with a minimum of three sources is required.
To help you decide on a topic, here are some ideas (you are allowed to cite only ONE article (as a source) from the link below, the others should be found on your own):
Indiana University School of Journalism http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/
To. Writer -Even if I checked on `3 sources needed` , it doesn`t mean that the writer can use only 3 sources. But minimum 3 sources needed for this paper. The writer still can use sources from web BUT!! Please CITED at the end of the paper where your references came from -If you need to summarize the sources you found from web, make them short. Do Not spend too many space to just summarize the sources you found. -The overuse of “I think,” “In my opinion” or “I believe.” Once again, most of the time it`s not necessary to use these. These are your papers and what you write is what you think or believe. -Attribution. I expect you to attribute facts and figures to the source. - Please understand that I go to college in hawaii and im an international student from south Korea(Woman). please do use easy an simple grammar like a international student. If you have any questions please contact me. Thank you very much.
CONTENT:
Running Head: Media ethics Media ethicsCustomer Inserts His/herUniversity nameMedia ethicsThe media`s role in influencing public perception of key issues in the nation keeps growing immensely there is therefore a need for the judiciary and the public in deed to create ways to make sure that such influence is not utilised negatively.Introduction Spin masters for a very long time now have continued to violate media rules with impunity. This has continued to happen especially when politicians want to be portrayed positively to the public. Media ethics is dominated by the journalist ethics because it is the largest field in media. The professionals in the media should seek the truth for the public and report the truth with integrity and in a fair way. They are supposed to operate and act as trustees of the public and they have independence. The media professionals should always be ready to account for their actions in the cause of their work. The research paper gives the details of a case between the Federal Communications Commission and Fox Television Station which was alleged to have used an indecent language in its broadcasts. The paper also gives details of defamation and the importance of free expressions of media. The law of defamation protects organizations and people from being attacked and it also protects their reputation. It hinders the freedom of speech to the media and people who describe other people in a defamatory way. The people who publish malicious comments or who say false things can be sued through the law of defamation. Defamation can be oral and it can also be published. Indecency in broadcasting has been linked to the media and media ethics. As illustrated by Moore and Murray, (2008), there have been criminal penalties on the cable televisions that are connected with media. The provisions regarding the indecent programs are contained in The Cable Television and Consumer Protection and Corporation Act of 1992. In the case of FCC and Fox Television Station, the media is supposed to follow the law and the...
