JTC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Vivian Schiller, Multiple Birth, Situational Ethics
12 Sep 2016
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Concentration of ownership large corporations control the news; they deliver all the information we get. Protected by the first amendment: congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press. Society of professional journalists(spj)-four-point code of ethics: seek truth & report it, minimize harm, act independently, be accountable. Absolutist (always the same judgement) vs. situational ethics (judgment per situation) Exam question: if you believe that the use of hidden cameras is okay if it is the only way to uncover a story of corruption, your ethics are : absolutist, purient, situational, all of these answers are correct. They all hit a lot of news values, making them interesting for everyone. Instant article :news links loads 10 times faster. Vivian schiller: (formerly of twitter, nbc, new york times) that"s where the audience is, it"s too massive to ignore .
