Assignment: Sports Ethics
1. Read the case study regarding the cover image of Lyndsay Vonn on Sports Illustrated.Case Study Lyndsay Vonn Cover.pdf
Answer the following questions regarding the case study:
1. Did Sports Illustrated do something ethically wrong in running the Vonn picture as they did? Be sure to list what is Right/Wrong, and Good/Bad about this decision before rendering your judgement.
2. If they did something ethically wrong, would it matter what their actual intentions behind running the photo were? (Categorical)
3. If this cover actually increased interest in female competitive skiing, would that make an ethical difference? (Consequential)
4. Is the selection of cover photos, such as the Vonn shot, an important activity of sports journalists? Or are these purely business decisions?
5. Are there more ethical issues than simply covering sports once sports journalists become part of a business such as Sports Illustrated?
6. How would you have handled the selection of the Vonn photo for the cover if you ran Sports Illustrated? What values would guide your decisions?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.