Chapter 15: Media Ethics Self Quiz Questions
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shepherdrob on November 2, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 primary sources of ethical guidelines | professional field, realm of the philosopher, controversies that erupt around them |
| how the penny press and the yellow press eras affect media ethics | made for higher competition between papers, focused more on profit, slant on news, lurid headlines |
| some of the major scandals of the print era that highlighted problems in media ethics | muckrakers taking their criticisms too far, ignoring the good things the government has accomplished |
| the purpose of the NAB code, why it was eliminated | set standards for both programs commercials. In violation of antitrust laws, abandoned in 1983 |
| how politics of the 1950s and 60s affected media ethics | changed the amount higher ups in mdeia abused their power as the face of large networks |
| how the digital era affected media ethics | made controversies more confusing than before, made it easier for porn, hate sites, and suicide sites to genereate |
| basic philosophical ideas that underlie ethical decision | aristotle and the golden mean, mills utilitarian principle, machiavellian ethics |
| how conflicting loyalties affect media ethics | duty to personal conscience, duty to ones organization or firm, duty to ones profession or art, duty to society |
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