Chapter 2 - Ethics - The Bedrock of Society- from The Ethical Journalist, Professor Linda Austin, JNL-2105, Journalism Ethics, National Management College, Yangon, Myanmar
This presentation by Professor Linda Austin covers Chapter 2: Ethics - The Bedrock of Society from The Ethical Journalist, a textbook by Gene Foreman. It is for her students in JNL-2105, Journalism Ethics, at the National Management College in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Chapter 2 - Ethics - The Bedrock of Society- from The Ethical Journalist, Professor Linda Austin, JNL-2105, Journalism Ethics, National Management College, Yangon, Myanmar
2. Define ethics
• A set of moral
principles.
• A code – often unwritten
– that guides a person’s
conduct.
3. Ethics requires action
2 aspects of
ethics:
• Knowing right
from wrong.
• Then doing
what is right.
4. Applied ethics
•Using ethical principles to
resolve concrete cases in a
profession, such as
journalism.
• Your course in news media
ethics is an exercise in
applied ethics.
5. The Golden Rule
Hinduism: 3,200
BC, from the
Hitopadesa:
“One should
always treat
others as they
themselves wish
to be treated.”
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6. The Golden Rule
Judaism: 1,300
BC, from Leviticus
19:18:
“Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as
thyself.”
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7. The Golden Rule
Buddhism: 560
BC, from the
Udanavarga 5:18:
“Hurt not others with
that which pains
yourself.”
8. The Golden Rule
Confucianism:
557 BC, from the
Analects 15:23:
“What you do not
want done to
yourself, do not do
to others.”
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9. The Golden Rule
•Christianity: 30
AD, From the
Bible, Matthew
7:12:
•“So whatever you
wish that others
would do to you, do
also to them.”
10. The Golden Rule
Islam: 610-32 AD,
from Hadith 13:
“No man is a true
believer unless he
desires for his
brother that which
he desires for
himself.”
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14. Ethical + nonethical values
• Values are a person’s
deeply held convictions.
• Ethical values relate to
what is right and proper.
• Nonethical values relate
not to moral duty but to
desire.
15. Examples of ethical values
• Honesty.
• Promise-keeping.
• Fairness.
• Compassion.
• Respect for others’
privacy.
16. Examples of nonethical values
• Wealth, status,
happiness.
• For a journalist: beating
the competition on an
important story, raising
broadcast ratings, selling
more papers.
17. The ethical dilemma
• Two ethical values
conflict.
• The Heinz Dilemma
illustrates such a
dilemma.
19. False Ethical Dilemma
• A conflict of an ethical value
and a nonethical value.
• The ethical value must win.
• The ethical choice is clear, but
often requires sacrifice.
20. Moral agent
• The person who makes a
decision in a given
situation is the moral
agent.
• Would you be okay with
having your decision
process on the front page of
a newspaper?
21. Homework for June 15
• Read Chapter 6 in the text: Applying Four Classic
Theories of Ethics
• Read the news: BBC Burmese Facebook and Irrawaddy
Facebook
• Study for quiz on June 15 on Chapter 2, lectures this
week and the news.
• Study for vocabulary quiz on June 22 using text and/or
Quizlet.
• OPTIONAL: Put your email on the sheet to sign up for
closed Facebook group.
• OPTIONAL: Be a Reporter Game on Newsu.org:
http://www.newsu.org/courses/be-reporter-game