Knowlton and Reader Chapter 1

Question 1

explain criticisms regarding news media

Answer 1

money
tabloid journalism 
spinmeisters 
political bias 
media conglomeration

Question 2

ethics asks what questions

Answer 2

what is good
is it the same for each of us
is good synonymous with pleasure or excellence
is it immutable or does it change

Question 3

define explain teleology and deontology

Answer 3

teleology: focused on outcomes
- choice that would produce most good
- outcome based moral philosophy
- man the maker

deontology:
rule based ethical theory
-behavior has moral weigh in and of itself regardless of outcomes
-influenced by religious thinking

Question 4

enlightenment thinking 
return to 
rational mind thought to be capable of 
could approach perfection through 
intellect could fix

Answer 4

• rationalism
• solving all problems
• exercise of human intellect
• moral problems

Question 5

utilitarianism: 
who 
philosophy of determining ? 
what principle 
denies any sense of right or wrong ?

Answer 5

Mill and Bentham
outcomes of various choices that will produce greatest good for greatest number
-greatest happiness principle
-independent of outcome

Question 6

social contract theory
life as ?
people not wholly ? part of a ? survival of which is crucial to survival of

Answer 6

solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, short

autonomous/society/its indivdual members

Question 7

what are the arguments regarding journalism as a profession or craft
profession
craft

Answer 7

similar to other professions
important service roles, own prof. org., own codes

not require special training
no governing body
traditional craft: more autonomy