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Mass Media ch. 17
Mass Media Chapter 17 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Code of Ethics | Statement that defines acceptable, unacceptable behavior |
| Canons of Journalism | First media code, 1923 |
| Prescriptive Ethics | Follow the rules and your decision will be the correct one |
| Aristotle | Advocate of the Golden Mean |
| Golden Mean | Moderation is the best course |
| "Do unto others" | Judeo-Christean principle for ethical behavior |
| Immanuel Kant | Advocated the categorical imperative |
| Categorical Imperative | A principle that can be applied in any and all circumstances with moral certitude |
| John Stuart Mill | Advocated utilitarianism |
| Principle of Utility | Best course bestows the most good for the most people |
| John Dewey | Advocate of pragmatism |
| Pragmatic Ethics | Judge acts by their results |
| John Rawls | Advocated egalitarianism |
| Veil of Ignorance | Making decisions with a blind eye to extraneous factors that could affect the decision |
| Robert Hutchins | Called for the new media to emphasize its social responsibility, not only its freedom |
| Egalitarianism | Treat everyone the same |
| Hutchins Commission | Advocated social responsibility as goal and result of media activities |
| Social Responsibility | Making decisions that serve society responsibly |
| Deontological Ethics | Good actions flow from good processes |
| Divine Command Theory | Proper decisions follow God's will |
| Secular Command Theory | Holds that authorities legitimately hold supreme authority although not necessarily with a divine authority |
| Libertarian Theory | Given good information and time, people ultimately make right decisions |
| Teleology | Good decisions are those with good consequences |
| Situational Ethics | Make ethics decisions on the basis of situation at hand |
| Ralph Potter | Ethicist who devised Potter's Box |
| Potter's Box | Tool for sorting through the pros and cons of ethics questions |
| Accepted Practices | What media do as a matter of routine, sometimes without considering ethics implications |
| Prudence | Applying wisdom, not principles, to an ethics situation |
| Plagiarism | Using someone else's work without permission or credit |
| Janet Cooke | Classic case of representing fiction as truth |
| Misrepresentations | Deception in gathering or telling information |
| Staging News | Creating an event to attract news media attention and coverage |
| Reality Programs | Broadcast shows with a nonfiction basis |
| Re-enactments | Re-creating real events |
| Selective Editing | Misrepresentation through omission and juxtaposition |
| New Journalism | Mixing fiction techniques with nonfiction |
| Upton Sinclair | Author of the Brass Check |
| Junket | Trip with expenses paid by someone who may expect favors in return |
| Freebies | Gifts for which the giver may expect favors in return |
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