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Media Ethics: Ch. 4 pp. 98-133 - Coggle Diagram
Media Ethics: Ch. 4 pp. 98-133
Loyalty as Part of the Social Contract pg. 98-99
Original discussions of loyalty come from Plato’s The Trial and Death of Socrates
Plato said to his accusers that he is not disloyal to God, but he believes his work is a service to God, so he remains loyal to both
The Phaedo is a tribute to loyalty
Thomas Hobbs saw loyalty to the crown as a solution to overcoming human nature. People could have more than one loyalty at a time
Hobbes says that loyalty has limits, like when those your loyal to seek your death or safety
The Contributions of Josiah Royce Pg. 99-101
Royce says that loyalty is the basis of morality
The loyal person has to choice where to place their loyalties
Loyalty as an aspect of self-realization and development
Problems with loyalty as the basis of ethics include: bias, competing loyalties, mass society, loyalty to an unethical cause
Worthy causes should align with those in your community
The problem of loyalty in society is when people are loyal to the wrong things
Develop ethical habits, have an equal footing with yourself
It’s important to know where your loyalties lie and how you arrived at those loyalties
Journalism as a Profession Pg. 101-103
Do not betray me vs. Be one with me
People believe that if the media isn’t one with the government or military they are traitors
The trump campaign media coverage, and how journalists were treated based on their loyalties to him
Roles help us to understand what’s expected of us, and where our loyalties should lie
You can hold a job, and choose not to hold loyalties to the title
Role expectations carry into other aspects of your life
Loyalty = maintaining high professional standards
Conflicting Loyalties Pg. 103-104
We have layers of loyalties
There are essentially four types of loyalties
Loyalties arising from shared humanity
Loyalties arising from professional practice
Loyalties arising from employment
Loyalties arising from the media’s role in public life
The problem with media loyalties is that most of them are based in corporations that have their own required loyalties
Reciprocity, loyalty shouldn’t go against either parties’ interests
Do not inhumanely treat people or withhold the truth
Know where your loyalties lie to avoid conflict
Potter Box Pg. 104-109
The Potter Box is a decision-making model meant to help you incorporate loyalties to the reasoning process
Four parts of the Potter Box
Understanding the facts
Outlining the values inherent in the decision
Applying relevant philosophical principles
Articulating a loyalty
Values in ethics means you are willing to give up something else for it. For example, Honesty over privacy.
What inspires loyalty to you, should inspire loyalty in others around you
The Pimp, the Prostitute and the Preacher example