Essay On Ethical Theory In Media

Ethical moral theory in Media The world consumes massive amounts of media every day. Media impacts the way we approach ethical situations by presenting “solutions” to ethical dilemmas. In the previous paper, I constructed my ideal ethical guideline to deal with ethical issues. Media likes to portray ethical events in a manner that doesn’t follow my ethical theory, therefore, I find a lot of media to be horribly constructed. TV shows that incorporate unnecessary violence or drama, such as reality shows, are the worst shows imaginable in my mind. They are horrible due to the fact that they provide false solutions to ethical situations. Although I believe a majority of media is horrible, I do wish to see more shows that reinforce my ethical theory, such as The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead, TWD, displays ethical dilemmas according to my theory, which is the reason I enjoy consuming the show. My ideal ethical guideline consisted of approaching situations in isolation with ethical egoism, interaction with friends and family with utilitarianism, and social situations with people around the globe should be conducted with social contract theory. …show more content…
Entertainment should follow a similar guideline to TWD because I feel that this series does a great job reinforcing my ethical theory. In times of ethical problems, my ethical theory should be the solution used by people. TWD does have violence, but it is justified in most cases, as most of the times it’s either kill or be killed. I think this genre of entertainment, science fiction with drama, does the best in working in an ethical theory that isn’t just act utilitarianism, but it rather incorporates all of the ethical theories together to create a strong ethical guideline to its viewers. Overall, entertainment as a whole can learn from TWD how to present entertainment that is ethically acceptable to their