Essay Homework: Ethics and Communication
Write 1,000 to 1,200 words paper that addresses the following:
1. Explain what role ethics plays in communications.
2. Summarize three or more of the ethical decision-making models presented in the introduction of Media Ethics. The models presented include the following:
o Aristotle's Mean
o Confucius's Golden Mean
o Kant's Categorical Imperative
o Islam's Divine Commands
o Mill's Principle of Utility
o Rawls's Veil of Ignorance
o Judeo-Christian Persons as Ends
3. Identify one of the models you summarized, and explain why you think it is better than the other two. You may want to define what you mean by better; for example, a better model might be one of the following:
o One that is easiest for a majority of people to follow
o One that you think most often leads to morally sound decisions
o One that is most capable of handling tough moral dilemmas
o One that allows you, personally, to make effective moral decisions
4. Describe a communications-related ethical problem, and explain how you would apply your preferred model to address it. To strengthen your argument, you may wish to treat this portion of your paper as additional evidence for why your preferred model is better than the other two. If you can show how your preferred model leads to a better ethical decision for this particular problem, you will have made a stronger case for why it is better.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.