Media Ethics

Catalog description

3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This course applies ethical theory to issues within the media profession. The course begins with an examination of major ethical approaches and decision-making strategies and examines some ethical challenges faced by media professionals. Topics include privacy versus “the right to know”. Accuracy, fairness, exploitation in advertising, deceptive practices, media accountability, conflicts of interest, the public interest versus ratings, and the Digital Millennium Act.