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Why have journalists increasingly found themselves on the hot seat of public opinion? What can they do to regain credibility? |
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As the 21st century approached, The Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people, embarked on a multimillion-dollar project to study and make recommendations for improving fairness in journalism. What was the premise of that project? |
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Robert H. Giles, longtime metropolitan daily newspaper editor and publisher and director of The Freedom Forum's Free Press/Fair Press project, outlined five concerns raised by the public that go to the heart of the journalistic process. List and discuss the five concerns. |
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Charles L. Overby, Freedom Forum chairman and chief executive officer, has broken down the components of fairness into five basic categories that provide an easy-to-read formula: a+b+c+d+e=f. List and discuss. |
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List and discuss the nine examples of unfairness in newspapers that are featured in Robert Haiman's Best Practices for Newspaper Journalists. |
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List and discuss the "good questions to make good ethical decisions" compiled by Bob Steele, director, Ethics Program, Poynter Institute for Media Studies. |
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Discuss the following.- Authoritarian press system
- Libertarian press system
- Social responsibility theory
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What is the function of a media critic? |
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What is the function of an ombudsman? |
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Under the heading "The Ethics of Journalism," the chapter quotes from one of John Merrill's books, "The Imperative of Freedom." In that excerpt, Professor Merrill distinguishes between ethics and law. Discuss the distinction. |
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The textbook cites two surveys of random samples of the country's daily newspaper managing editors. The surveys showed that eight primary issues emerged when respondents were asked to list and discuss what they considered to be the most pressing ethical issues facing journalists today. The eight issues are listed below. Provide an overview of each issue, based on the discussion presented in the textbook and on your opinions.- Fairness and objectivity
- Misrepresentation by reporters
- Economic pressure
- Privacy versus the public's right to know
- Conflicts of interest
- Anonymous sources
- Gifts
- Compassion versus policy
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List and discuss the "thoughts" Penn State professor Gene Foreman distributes to students in his media ethics course in the last class of the semester. |
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2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education