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the study of guidelines that help people determine right from wrong in their voluntary conduct
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ethics
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purposeful deceptions of the public
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hoaxes
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the practice of keeping a particular type of person from working in media and other industries
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blacklisting
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position from which there is a clear-cut right or wrong response for every ethical decision
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absolutist ethics
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guidelines that stipulate specific behaviors to be followed
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prescriptive codes
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guidelines that stress the things that should not be done
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proscriptive codes
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common newspaper rule stating that nothing should be published as fact unless at least two sources confirm it
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two-source rule
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Immanuel Kant's term for the ethical guideline to look for principles that will hold true in all situations
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categorical imperative
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John Rawl's term associated with the idea that ethical behavior is possible only if everyone is treated equally
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veil of ignorance
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principle that ethical choices can be made according to the situation, without a rigid adherence to set rules
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situation ethics
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another name for situation ethics
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relativistic ethics
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aristotle;s term for describing ethical behavior as a midpoint between extremes
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golden mean
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John Stuart Mill's idea that actions are ethical only if they result in the greatest good for the most people
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utilitarian principle
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the idea that the end justifies the mean
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Machiavellian ethics
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theory that holds that doing what is right for yourself will probably be right for others
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enlightened self- interest
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one camera crew shared by several TV shows organizations
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pool cameras
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chaos that results when crowds of journalists descend on the scene of a news event
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media circus
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clash that occurs when an outside activity influences what a media professional does
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conflict of interest
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paying news sources for their stories
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checkbook journalism
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the obligation to take responsiblity, or account for, the consequences of ones actions. ex. who controls media practitioners and who has the power to punish them for ethical lapses
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accountability
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departments at television networks that oversee the ethics of their programming
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standards and practices department
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staff member whose job is to oversee media employee's ethical behavior
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ombudsperson
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independent agencies whose mission is to objectively monitor media performance
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news councils
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associations made up of members of the public to exert influence such as on the media
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citizens groups
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