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Media Ethics - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Responsibilities of Journalists
        
        Preventing Harm
        
        It is wrong to break moral and ethical rules during an interview, due to it violating both the duty approach as well as the society of professional journalism's established ethical rules.
        
        Allowing the right to privacy
        
        Interviewees are not to be seen as a means to an end, and both witnesses and those who commit crimes are allowed the right to privacy under the law in certain cases.
        
        Creating an even narrative
        
        Journalists are allowed freedom of the press to "state facts, to argue upon them, to denounce abuses, and to advocate reforms."
  - - - "Morality should provide people with a framework of rational rules that guide and prevent certain actions and are independent of personal intentions and desires." ¹
- - - - most Americans do not know why their data is collected but feel that is part of their concern
    - - data that has been revealed is personal information most people believe will not be seen, but because sites like Facebook have used data without permission this is not alway the case
      - information gathered without permission or knowledge of it's use becomes an ethical issue because it is an invasion of privacy of private information
    - - Dangers of Facebooks past on data collection
        
        Not only has this been unethical of Facebook to collect data but have also caused many issues with the data they have shared
- - - - honesty
        
        "Journalist must be truthful."
      - Independence and objectivity
        
        Journalists should avoid topics in which the introduce bias into their reporting
        
        Diligence
        
        a journalist should gather and present pertinent facts to provide a good understanding of the subject reported
        
        Accountability
        
        a journalist must be accountable for their work, prepared to accept criticism and consequences
    - - avoiding libel
        
        Journalists cannot print false statements that damage a person’s reputation
        
        proper attribution
        
        Journalists must never plagiarize. If they use information from another media outlet or journalist, they need to attribute it to them.
    - - the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, partly by encouraging reporters to practice the high standards in its ethics code.
        
        common issues in internet publishing, such as how to respond to viral news and how to treat sponsored content.