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Media Ethics Ch. 2 Truth pg. 24-63 - Coggle Diagram
Media Ethics Ch. 2 Truth pg. 24-63
journalists are expected to tell the truth pg. 25-25
truth shifts depending on the readers
learn to convey truth without distorting it
A changing view of the truth pg. 25-26
oral tradition
now truth is more associated with pictures than a oral tradition
greeks: truth = memory
plato: truth= intellect and human rationality.
we live in a world determined by what our imagined ideals are
enlightenment: truth can be percieved
Truth and Objectivity pg. 26-29
split fact from opinion
no biases
pragmatists
Bok
Who's doing the talking anyway? pg. 29-30
caucasion educated middle-upper class males
their audience doesn't make as much as them
news outlets are trying to diversify
results in flat news coverage that doesn't fairly represent the issues
Defining and Constructing the news pg. 30-32
story of blind man telling the race of football players by the way the reporter describes them
we define then we see
the way the news describes ppl affects the way viewers see them
most news stories are based on six values
internal contradiction
Packaging the story pg. 32-34
is highlighting drama and human interest ethical?
packing daily stories on a deadline
more focused on daily events than important long term history stories or slow changes
i.e. many social movements are undercovered
science developments
pack journalism
its hard to write stories out of the norm
ppl let debates on air take place of actual reporting
this makes journalism seem irrelevant
Fake news pg. 34-36
stated
those who create it are aware it is wrong
developed and distributed to gain power
i.e. ppl want more money by gettting more clicks
they're build to look like legitimate news sources
journalists who unmask internet trolls get threatened
journocaust
they can make it look like politicians are talking on video in a way that is not discernable
we are attracted to things outlandish and strange
the crazy stupid is the one that goes viral
The journalists perspective pg. 36-40
is it okay for journalists to lie?
jason blair new york times fired for mistakes
lying in stories threatens journalism as an industry
lying is considered okay if it's to save someone or witholding info is better than fabricating a story
the more experienced a journalist the less likely to decieve
we want "freerider status" -bok
omission vs. commission
Can we lie to liars
if we lie we must accept that we are to be lied to
there are down sides even to lying to liars.
might just make stuff more messy and dangerous
Ethical News Values pg. 40
Accuracy
Confirmation
Tenacity
Dignity
Reciprocity
Sufficiency
Equity
Community
Diversity
