Media Ethics
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lmphill2 on January 11, 2009
Subjects:
media studies, journalism, ethics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Clifford Christians | Communitarian, Author of "Good News," believes community-minedness is dying and individualism is too prominent |
| Renaissance | 14th-16th Century. Focus starts shifting away from community and more toward individual self |
| St. Augustine | North African philosopher. "Truth is reason radiated by love" (We can find the facts, but they are meaningless with out love, or human connection. |
| Rene Descartes | French mathematician, said center of human is brain, or rationality (not love, emotion, or human connection) |
| Isacc Newton | Universe is a lifeless machine of mathematical laws. |
| Martin Luther | Protestant Reformation, example of people striving for freedom (challenged Catholic Church) |
| Positive Freedom | Clifford says: freedom used to better society |
| negative freedom | "free from" |
| John Locke | Enlightenment thinker. Says humans are ultimately selfish |
| Rousseau | Swiss philosopher. Noble Savage concept |
| Noble savage | act on instinct, impulses, free from society |
| Sigmund Freud | 20th Century Ich-es (I-it) ego, self is core of human. What can it do for me? |
| Ich-es | I-it (Freudian theory) |
| Martin Buber | 20th Century. Ich-du (I-thou), human relationships centra to finding your own identity--Christians says led to Industrial Rev. |
| Ich-du | I-thou (Martin Buber) Existensial |
| Elijah Lovejoy | Abolitionist, 1.) St. Louis Observer, 2.) Alton (Illinois) Observer, founded Illinois Anti-Slavery Society |
| Frederick Douglass | The North Star. Abolitionist, women's rights activists |
| Jane Grey Swisshelm | Pittsburg Sunday Visiter; opened Sentate Press Gallery to women |
| Dorothy Day | Founded Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin (activist) |
| Catholic Worker | Founded 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. Led to Catholic Worker Movement |
| Catholic Worker Movement | Houses of Hospitality, soup kitchens |
| "End of the Line" | Written by Dorothy Day, social commentary, call for change |
| Peter Maurin | poet, co-founder Catholic Worker |
| Ethel Payne | Black woman acting as host in Korea, letters published in Chicago Tribune, first black woman accredited to White House Press Corps. Angered Ike about desegrating interstate travel (courage=communitarianism) |
| Dan Rathers | Used Edward R. Murrow's speech about using television for greater good than for trash. Talked to Radio TV News Directors Association (RTNDA) |
| RTNDA | Radio and T.V. News Directors Association |
| John Merrill | Wrote "Existential Journalism;" feels individuality is disappearing |
| Soren Kierkegaard | 19th Cen., Three A's. God at end of journey |
| Three A's of Existentialism | Alienation, Anxiety, Authenticity |
| Alienation | alone, not sure what to believe, everything is shaken, must redefine our beliefs |
| Anxiety | Freedom + responsibility to live meaningful life (most people go back to set belief system because of this) |
| Authenticity | when you live a meaningful life |
| Existence preceeds Essence | Kierkengaard's idea |
| Friedrich Nietchze | (1844-1900), agrees with Kierkegaard but does not believe God is at the end ("God is dead") Idea of Ubermensch |
| Ubermensch | Superman Philosophy of Nietchze's. Similar to Authenticity. Achieved after you find your own belief system. Nazis used this. |
| Dionysus | wine, passion, poetry: represents existentialism |
| Apollo | light, rationality, reason (scientist) |
| Aristotle | individual-minded |
| Plato | Communitarian |
| Chuck Trapkus | illustrator, editor, publisher, The Catholic Radical |
| The Catholic Radical | Trapkus' paper; part of The Catholic Worker movement "at least Trapkus' paper admits it's bias" |
| Trivia | Trapkus: Trash journalism, getting in the way of true community mission |
| Technology | means to an end, don't get too caught up in gadgets |
| Eric Gill | "Art is making well what needs making." |
| Truth | Human intellect geared toward truth (Trapkus) |
| Goodness | Ultimately, humans want to find what is good for themselves, society |
| Beauty | Trapkus says all humans value this |
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