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This assignment is due Thursday January 11, 2018 by 10pm PST. I have attached four files to enable you to complete it successfully.
Required Resources
Required Text
1. Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media:
a. Chapter One – Truth Telling in the Public Interest
b. Chapter Two – Journalistic Rights and Responsibilities
c. Afterword – News to Change the World
Articles
1. Lăzăroiu, G. (2011). The language of journalism ethics. Linguistic & Philosophical Investigations, 10, 162-168. Retrieved from the Communication & Mass Media (EBSCO) database.
2. McBride, K. (2015, March 11).
Journalism and public shaming: Some guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/2015/journalism-and-public-shaming-some-guidelines/326097/
Multimedia
1. C-Span. (Producer). (2012).
Ethics of embedded journalism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
[Video]. Available from http://www.c-span.org/video/?308857-1/ethics-embedded-journalism
2. MediaWaves. (Producer). (1997).
Media ethics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
[Series episode]. In Media Power. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database.
Recommended Resources
Article
1. Speier, S. (2013).
Digital portfolios for journalists: What are your options? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/news/job-news/209794/digital-portfolios-for-journalists-what-are-your-options/
Multimedia
1. Mediabistro. (2011).
How to build an online portfolio (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
[Video File]. Retrieved form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdWjNu0nZ0
Website
1.
Clippings.me. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
(2015). Retrieved from https://clippings.me/
Week1 – Discussion 1
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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
News Story Observations
Summarize a news story you read recently in a newspaper or in an online report or heard on broadcast media, and answer the following questions:
· Was this a proper story to report? Why or why not?
· Did the public have the right to know this information? Why or why not?
· Were there any ethical considerations in this story? If there were, what were they?
Your initial post should be at least 250-300 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
Week 1 – Discussion 2
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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
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A Moral Dilemma |
You are a reporter for XYZ Television and are assigned to do a story for the Evening News on the theft of $3,000 from a church. Here are the facts as you know them:
The secretary at the church was gone from the office during the lunch hour on Monday, and when she returned she saw that the door to an adjacent room was ajar. Upon further inspection, she noticed that a cash box containing Sunday’s offering with $3,000 in cash and checks was missing. You arrive at the church and talk to the secretary and police officers on the scene. There is no suspect.
You take down the information and as you return to your car, a neighbor approaches you. He noticed the station’s call letters on your vehicle, and he has some information for you. He tells you that he is aware the church’s custodian, W.L. “Larry” Jorgensen, was fired the previous week for not doing his work properly. According to the neighbor, Larry is a guy who could have stolen the cash.
Answer the following questions and use at least one of the “Truth Telling Imperatives” from page 20 of the text, Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media, to support your responses:
· Given the information you have received from the secretary and the neighbor, what are the moral considerations?
· When you write your story, would you claim that there is a suspect and go even further by specifying that W.L. “Larry” Jorgensen is suspected of the theft?
· Would you interview the neighbor for your story? And if you so, would you quote him?
Your initial post should be at least 250-300 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.
Week One Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
· Examine the role of the journalist in providing maximally relevant truth-telling in the public interest.
· Analyze the journalistic imperative of moral responsibility.
Overview
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Post Your Introduction |
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Discussion |
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Discussion 1: News Story Observations |
Day 3 |
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Discussion 2: A Moral Dilemma |
Note: The online classroom is designed to time students out after 90 minutes of inactivity. Because of this, we strongly suggest that you compose your work in a word processing program and copy and paste it into the discussion post when you are ready to submit it.
