Media Ethics

Choose any of the following.

1. Critically Analyse the ethical issues involved in media scrutiny of celebrities and the royal family.

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2. In what ways and to what extent are journalism and democracy threatened in a “post truth” world?

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3.” Journalists sketch in the contours of our moral landscape “ ( Sanders 2003:9) In what ways and to what extent has journalism sketched in the contours of our moral landscape in recent years.

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4. According to a report by the Tow Centre for digital journalism “ journalism plays an irreplaceable role in both democratic politics and market economics “ Critically access the role of journalism in democratic politics and market economies, weighing up economic and commercial pressures as well as ethical obligations and responsibilities.

ASSIGNMENT 2

PROJECT TITLES

Choose any of the following

1. What are the ethical issues involved in climate crisis?
   Interview a journalist about how they are responding to it.

Suggested interview approach

*do you think journalism journalism has a key role to play In tackling climate crisis?

• is it just too big a story for your publication to deal with effectively
• do you think it requires you to go against audience cherished beliefs.
• is there a conflict with advertising/ political agenda?

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2. What are the ethical issues involved in covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
   Interview a journalist about how they are responding to the crisis.

Suggested interview approach

• What do you see as ethical issues.
• What practical steps have they been taking to verify facts ( particularly with social media) to report responsibly, bearing in mind all the implications?