Media Ethics Definition
Title: Media Ethics Definition
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 1581 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Media Ethics Definition
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 1581 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Webster's New World Pocket Dictionary defines ethics as "moral standards" and as a "system of morals." Webster's then defines moral as, "of or dealing with right or wrong." Similarly, media ethics are moral standards that are applied to the media. An example of this is the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics(1), a standardized list of items that members of the SPJ use as a guide in their strides to be effective journalists. In
showed first 75 words of 1581 total
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
showed last 75 words of 1581 total
following the other four standards.
Overall, the SPJ Code of Ethics is a very solid platform from which we created our new code of ethics. I know that an effective code of ethics can play a large role in uniting journalists in their dedication to ethical behavior. Our new journalistic code of ethics perfectly addresses all of the behaviors that play an integral role in making our campus publication a true showcase of journalistic ideas.