ZUR393g Journalism Ethics

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2015
Rozsah
0/2. 6 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Gail MacDonald (cvičící), Ing. Rudolf Burgr, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Mgr. Jana Ježková (pomocník)
Mgr. Pavel Sedláček (pomocník)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Katedra mediálních studií a žurnalistiky – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mediálních studií a žurnalistiky – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Pá 3. 4. 9:45–11:15 AVC, St 8. 4. 15:15–16:45 Studio 527, Pá 10. 4. 9:45–13:00 AVC, Po 13. 4. 11:30–13:00 AVC, 13:30–15:00 Studio 527, St 15. 4. 15:15–16:45 Studio 527, Pá 17. 4. 9:45–13:00 AVC, Po 20. 4. 11:30–13:00 AVC, 13:30–15:00 Studio 527, St 22. 4. 15:15–16:45 Studio 527, Pá 24. 4. 9:45–11:15 Studio 527
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
I. To evaluate press actions and understand why and how ethical decisions are made.
II. To gain the skills needed to make reasoned decisions on ethical issues.
III. To build persuasive written and oral arguments about ethical issues based on facts and examples, rather than emotions and unsupported opinions.
III. To build a foundation for ethical decision making that can be applied as a working journalist or in other media careers.
Professor Gail MacDonald also would very much like to link students here with her US students (via blogging, skyping) on a specified ethical topic.
Osnova
  • 1. Tools for effective ethical decision making as a journalist
  • a. Professional organization codes of ethics
  • b. Ethical decision making philosophies
  • c. Impact of personal biases
  • 2. Striving for the Truth
  • a. Questionable reporting practices
  • b. Plagiarism – instances of reporters caught plagiarizing/fabricating
  • 3. More about the ideal of “truth”
  • a. Is truth attainable?
  • b. The gap between the goal and reality in reporting
  • 4. The truth of visual journalism
  • a. Ethics of videography and photojournalism
  • b. Does the camera lie?
  • c. Limitations of truth in visual news depictions
  • 5. Professional life vs private life and responsibility to act independently
  • a. Social media presence, private vs. professional
  • b. Conflicts of interest – what is the appropriate professional balance?
  • 6. Media accountability and transparency
  • a. New media transparency
  • b. Financial dependence and its influence on editorial content
  • 7. Responsibility to minimize harm
  • a. The public’s right/need to know
  • b. Tension between the public/private realm in reporting
  • 8. Covering a diverse – international audience
  • a. Ethical responsibility to effectively cover a diverse audience
  • b. Responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless
  • 9. Ethical considerations unique to new media platforms
  • a. Online commenting
  • b. Online reporting – information gathering
  • 10. Undercover reporting
  • a. Where is the ethical line?
  • 11. Elections, campaign and public officials
  • a. Should they be afforded less privacy?
  • b. Public access to information
  • 12. The independent or citizen journalist
  • a. New ethical standards for the entrepreneur?
  • 13. Current ethics cases
Výukové metody
Readings, short reflective writing assignment, blogging, class discussion, oral presentation.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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