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38 Cards in this Set
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code of ethics |
Statement that defines acceptable, unacceptable behavior |
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Canons of Journalism |
First media code, 1923 |
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prescriptive ethics |
Follow the rules and your decision will be the correct one |
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Aristotle |
Advocate for the Golden Mean |
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Golden Mean |
Moderation is the best course |
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"Do unto others" |
Judeo-Christian principle for ethical behavior |
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Immanuel Kant |
Advocated the categorical imperative |
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categorical imperative |
A principle that can be applied in any and all circumstances with moral certitude |
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John Stuart Mill |
Advocated utilitarianism |
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principle of utility |
Best course bestows the most good for the most people |
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John Dewey |
Advocate of pragmatism |
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pragmatic ethics |
Judge acts by their results |
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John Rawls |
Advocated egalitarianism |
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veil of ignorance |
Making decisions with a blind eye to extraneous factors that could affect the decision. |
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Robert Hutchins |
Called for the new media to emphasize its social responsibility, not only its freedom. |
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egalitarianism |
Treat everyone the same |
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Hutchins Commission |
Advocated social responsibility as goal and result of media activities. |
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social responsibility |
Making decisions that serve society responsibly |
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deontological ethics |
Good actions flow from good processes |
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divine command theory |
Proper decisions follow God's will |
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secular command theory |
Holds that authorities legitimately hold supreme authority although not necessarily with a divine authority. |
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libertarian theory |
Given good information and time, people ultimately make right decisions. |
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teleology |
Good decisions are those with good consequences |
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situational ethics |
Make ethics decisions on the basis of situation at hand. |
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Ralph Potter |
Ethicist who devised Potter's Box |
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Potter's Box |
Tool for sorting through the pros and cons of ethics questions |
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accepted practices |
What media do as a matter of routine, sometimes without considering ethics implications. |
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prudence |
Applying wisdom, not principles, to an ethics situation. |
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plagiarism |
Using someone else's work without permission or credit. |
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Janet Cooke |
Classic case of representing fiction as truth |
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misrepresentations |
Deception in gathering or telling information |
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staging news |
Creating an event to attract news media attention and coverage. |
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reality programs |
Broadcast shows with a nonfiction basis |
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Re-enactments |
Re-creating real events |
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selective editing |
Misrepresentation through omission and juxtaposition |
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Upton Sinclair |
Author of "The Brass Check" |
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junket |
Trip with expenses paid by someone who may expect favors in return. |
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freebies |
Gifts for which the giver may expect favors in return. |
