Ethics Case Study
Ethics Case Study
Review the case histories available from the Society of Professional Journalists available at http://www.spj.org/ethicscasestudies.asp
Choose one case that you feel is especially relevant in terms of issues that matter to you or that you feel require careful thought and attention by communicators. Prepare a 2-page analysis of the case and answer the following questions:
⊛ What is the case? Offer a brief summary of the case and key points.
⊛ Explain why this case caught your attention.
⊛ What ethical dilemmas were inherent in the case that pertain to mass communication?
⊛ Do you think that this is an important issue for modern communicators?
⊛ Does the power of the digital age affect how this case might unfold in a digital era?
General Ethical Principles:
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Publishing drunk driver’s photos are the ethics case study, Don White, the publisher of a weekly newspaper in Anderson County decided to listen to the anti-drunken driving coalition and published their photos in the newspapers. On Dec.31, 1997, the front page of the newspaper had New Year’s greeting and a banner that read “But please don’t drink and drive and risk having your picture published.” Law violators don’t like their names…
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