Media ethics Flashcards
is the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing or signs
communication
deals with values relating to human conduct, with respect t the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
ethics
Communication ethics includes
-speaking and listening
-legitimacy of fear and emotional appeal
-degree of criticism and praise
is an integrated system of standards, principles, and values that define what is right conduct in the practice of journalism in print, radio, TV, and internet
media ethics
ideal journalism and broadcasting
combination of professional skills, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making
is a situation that often involves an apparent conflict between two moral values
ethical dilemma
sense of mission
1.Inform the public in a timely and accurate manner
2. Empower the powerless
3. support democracy through truth telling
4. promote social transformation
information systems vitally involved in maintenance, change, and conflict
processes at the societal as well as the group and individual levels of social action
mass media
Degree of Dependency varies according to 2 main conditions
Degree to which a society is undergoing change
2. Degree to which the media are in reality central and important as information
degree of correspondence between our conceptual representation and the object it aims to represent. The more faithful or accurate the correspondence between the two the truthful is the account
truth
recquirement for information are satisfied
substantial completeness
4 working principles of conceptual framework for mass com ethics
completeness
understanding
objectivity and balance
accuracy
dealing with outward things or exhibiting facts uncoloured by feelings or opinion that are not subjective
objective
use a fair process to compare different sides of an account or issues, often weighing different considerations against each other
balance
exactitude or meticulousness. Only information that has sufficient and good evidence should be reported as facts and there should be no question about the weight of the evidence
accuracy
nature of the circumstances of the subject, repor or news story
situational factor
medium is the message
structural factor
gaps in the historical knowledge, personal experience or cultural information
cultural factor
factors affecting media presentation
situational
structural
cultural
ethical principles in relation to the media audience
- seek the truth and report it as fully as possible
- strive to act independently
- minimize harm and act with compassion
- Be accountable
perception that the media is reporting the news in a partial and prejudiced manner
Bias
when is MTRCB established
october 5, 1985
Preceding agency pf mtrcb
Board of censors for motion pictures (1969-1985)
what type is mtrcb
film and television classification
