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Media Ethics EXAM 1
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Undergraduate 4
03/10/2014

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Ethics and Morality
Definition
Ethics is a type of code that is supposed to show what is right and what is wrong. Morality is the beliefs and values that guide the way we view ethics.
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Policy and Law
Definition
Policy are codes and EXPECTATION that happen in the workplace, explains consequences and rewards. Made by Agencies. Law is code of REQUIREMENT
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Applied Ethics
Definition
Business Ethics
applying to real situation
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Deliberative Process/ Model
Definition
Make time to make ethical decisions. Don't go with your gut all the time. Not about convincing that the choice was a good choice.
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Potter's Box
Definition
1. Facts- what do we know
2. Loyalties- obligations
3.Value- normative values
4. Principles- guiding philosophies.
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Bok's Model
Definition
1. Judge choice based on own conideration of "rightness"
2. Seek alternative choices
3. How would others do this? Is there choice correct?
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MERITS Model
Definition
Conflicting values- identify priority
Normative Framework- standards from progression
Stakeholder interest-
Duties and effects-obligations, greater impact
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Conflict of Values
Definition
identify what values hold the priority in the merits model
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Conflict of Reason
Definition
Comparing logic that supports choice and values.
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Doctrine of the Mean
Definition
Balance points between the two values, golden mean, Aristotle
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Categorical Imperative/ Universal Law
Definition
The moral choices we make should be considered moral because they could be used as Universal law, not situation based.
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Aggregate Good
Definition
Moral Choices should all combine to support the larger good.
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Prima Facie Obligation
Definition
Standards of behavior that allow us to live up to set virtues
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Veil of Ignorance
Definition
choices made need to be made with knowledge of all stakeholders involved.

peoplle have goals that give them right to live their own life

pursuit of goals depends on individuals having primary goods like liberty

satisfaction of life requires goal of social interaction
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Idealism/ Realism
Definition
Idealism: how strongly we feel about the pursuit of humanitarian goals, everyone should be concerned with good of others.

Relativism: Refers to the belief that we can decide what is ethical based on our our experiences and internal moral compasses
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Ethics of Care
Definition
Needs over wants
ethical decisions made should be made with regards to those who have less.
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Ethical Ideology
Definition
Helps to explain and lend legitimacy to the ethical choice made.
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Virtue Ethics
Definition
cultivating personal character, focused on highest good for society
Not selfish
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Duty Ethics/ Deontology
Definition
Concerned with setting out what we should do if we take our status of moral agents seriously.
The right is better than the good
Does the end justify the mean or is it the means that are important?
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Consequentialist Ethics
Definition
Social justice, Benefits majority, Utilitarianism.
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Credibility
Definition
Bias vs. Strong objectivity= credibility
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Cyber-centricism
Definition
Life centers around digital technology
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Technological Determinism
Definition
Technology leads the culture instead of responding to culture.
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Technological Beings
Definition
Dependent on tech on both a physical and psychological level.
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Commerce in the digital era
Definition
Federal trade commission made ruling for no marketing tracking on mobile phones.

Google using cookies to track information for marketing

Digital vacuum on steroids.
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Privacy
Definition
How important is privacy, BIG data ruining that? How can really be protected.
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Crowd sourcing news
Definition
lots of different people posting and contributing to news.
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Alienation
Definition
Access to technology can connect, but often leads to cyber-bullying and alimentation from real friends
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10 Commandments of Digital Ethics
Definition
Should not use computer to harm.
Do not interfere with others computer work
Do not snoop in others computer files
Do not use computer to steal
Do not use to bear false witness
No torrenting stealing software
Need to source information from others computer
Must think about social consequences of the program you are writing or system you are deciding
Always need respect.
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Transparency
Definition
Truthtelling
trust
Autonomy
Term
Autonomy
Definition
Having the power to make our own choices.
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Principles of Humanity
Definition
Act as humanity as an end not the mean. Humanity is the should be seen as the biggest stakeholder. Kant
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Three categories of being
Definition
Objects w/out value- society gives them value
Objects w/ relative value- plants, environement
Objects w/ absolute value- humans
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Theory of Human Dignity
Definition
Certain Inalienable rights
People have inherent rights
All are created equal, not related to social norms
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Justice
Definition
What is fair for the whole.
The fairest option
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Utilitarianism
Definition
Consequential ethics.
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Theory of Justice
Definition
Justice as fairness; Compensate for the natural inequalities for humans. Social Justice is very important, social equality and fairness.

Maximum liberty for everyone

Distribution favoring the disadvantaged:
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Fairness (In Journalism)
Definition
Confusion over what is fair because so many aspects of journalism. Keeping sources private. exposing person for social good vs. good of that person.

1. gives victims and families more control of news coverage
2. pays the greatest respect to the most vulnerable people in such situations.
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Sissela Bok
Definition
Secrecy and privacy is important because it is required for our autonomy.
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Aristotle
Definition
Ideality: virtue ethics, ethical choices made on merits of virtue. Making us better people, Doctrine of MEan
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Immanuel Kant
Definition
Deontology, Ethics of Duty
We all have moral duties and obligations, categorical imperative
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Seyla Benhabib
Definition
Feminist Ethics, Ethics of Care
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John Rawls
Definition
Justice- most fair choice for all

Veil of ignorance- before choice is made, think of all stake holders
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W.D. Ross
Definition
Deontology
Prima Face Obligation, standards of behavior that all us to live up to set of virtues/ conflict of reason
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Philippa Foot
Definition
Ethics of good, all 'good' choices are normative and therefore moral
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