Key Terms for Ethics Flashcards
What is Agenda-Building?
The reciprocal influences between the media and other entities such as political parties and pressure groups that shape the media agenda.
Define Agenda-Setting.
The process by which media outlets select certain issues for coverage, thereby influencing which topics the public perceives as important.
What does the Constructivist Approach suggest?
Meaning is constructed by how we represent the world, including the language we use and the images we produce.
What is Commercial Broadcasting?
Television and radio stations that are funded by advertising, and sometimes subscription services, operating in a market-driven system with public service requirements.
What is a Death Knock?
The practice of journalists approaching family members or friends of the deceased for comments, photos, and information shortly after their loss.
What does Due Accuracy require?
News reports must be factually correct and complete, especially when dealing with contentious issues.
Define Due Impartiality.
The principle that news must be presented without bias, fairly reflecting different perspectives.
What is the Editors’ Code of Practice?
A voluntary code of conduct for the print media that sets out the standards journalists should adhere to in areas such as accuracy, privacy, and harassment.
Explain Framing.
The way in which a story is presented and contextualized, influencing how the audience interprets events.
What is Gatekeeping in journalism?
The process by which journalists and media organizations decide what information is selected for publication or broadcast.
What is IPSO?
The primary regulator of print media in the UK, offering a complaints service and enforcing the Editors’ Code of Practice.
Define Misinformation.
False or inaccurate information that is spread without any intention to cause harm.
What are News Values?
Factors that determine whether a story is considered newsworthy, including timeliness and impact.
What is the NUJ Code of Conduct?
A code of ethics for journalists created by the NUJ outlining the standards and principles journalists should adhere to.
What is Ofcom?
The statutory regulatory body for broadcast media in the UK, responsible for issuing licenses and enforcing the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.
What does the Ofcom Broadcasting Code cover?
Rules and regulations that all television and radio services in the UK must adhere to, including impartiality and harm.
Define Public Interest in journalism.
The well-being or welfare of the general public, justifying the publication of information that might be deemed unethical.
What is Self-Regulation?
A system of regulation where an industry sets its own standards and rules of conduct.
What is Statutory Regulation?
Regulation that is imposed on an industry by law, with the power to enforce compliance.
What does Stereotyping involve?
The use of oversimplified or clichéd images or ideas to represent groups of people.
Fill in the blank: The Editors’ Code of Practice is a _______ code of conduct for print media.
voluntary
True or False: Misinformation is spread with the intention to cause harm.
False
