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Ethics Good Journalism

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Ethics Good Journalism

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    1. Ethics = Good Journalism ASNE High School Journalism Institute Jan Leach July 2008

    3. Everyday Ethics Would YOU steal? The Napoli Finders, keepers: It may be legal, but is it ethical?

    4. Everyday Ethics Why is everyone behaving badly?

    5. Ethics in Journalism -- The New Yorker cartoon

    6. Ethics in Journalism -- New York Times infant photo

    7. Ethics in Journalism -- Washington Post’s Pulitzer series on Walter Reed Army Medical Center

    8. Ethics in Journalism -- April Branum in the Orange County Register

    9. Ethics = Good Journalism Who decides? How can you defend your ethical decision-making? Ethics is about confidence. Ethics requires lots of communication.

    10. Ethics in High School Journalism Credibility is at stake Censorship is a threat Issues -- Privacy -- Anonymous Sources -- Photographs -- Sensitive topics -- Conflicts of interest

    11. Ethics in High School Journalism Issues (continued) -- Accuracy -- Balance and bias -- Quotes -- Naming juveniles

    12. Ethics = Good Journalism Rules Relativism “Greater Good” Truth/Lying Deception Fabrication/Plagiarism

    13. Ethics = Good Journalism From Poynter: What is my journalistic purpose? Who will be helped? Who will be harmed? What alternatives do I have?

    14. Ethics Isn’t Easy Journalism ethics plays out in public Different audiences react differently Can you defend your decision? (Right vs. wrong problem is relatively easy to solve; right vs. right is what makes a dilemma difficult.)

    15. Get the Picture? Photo Ethics Issues -- Manipulation -- Context -- Packaging

    16. Photo Manipulation Manipulation is easy Photoshop can change context, story

    17. Photo Manipulation More manipulation and bias

    18. Photo Manipulation Manipulation wrecks accuracy, credibility http://www.cs dartmouth.edu/ farid/research /digital tampering

    19. An Ethics ECHO(Šjcl) Ethical Decision-Making Model -- Sound reflected back to its source is an echo. -- Decision-making reflected back to its source is deliberate and defensible. E – Explain to everyone C – Consider consequences and context H – Consider harm and highlights O – Order your options and opportunities

    20. Ethics = Excellence Ethics is about behavior It’s important to establish practical ethics in life, in school and in business Don’t think of ethics policies as prohibitive Ethics = Good Journalism Just do it!

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