Assignment: Ethics & Entertainment Paper
Investigate and describe the artistic, commercial, and ethical considerations that inform censorship debates about potentially harmful entertainment media content. You must apply your understanding of the ethical principles and concepts discussed in this course to explain if and why certain types of media content should be censored and, if so, by whom.
Write a 1,400 to 1,500 words paper that addresses the following:
1. Explain what typical arguments entertainers and their supporters use to justify the use of questionable content. Indicate the ethical principles that are compromised.
2. Evaluate the moral, artistic, and commercial underpinnings of those arguments.
3. Explain what types of content should be censored.
4. List the criteria that would, from your ethical perspective, be appropriate for limiting access to content.
5. Explain why these criteria are ethically appropriate.
6. Explain who should be responsible for censoring content, and why.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, 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 course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.