Writing Assignment: Media Ethics
For this assignment, you will explore your views on media ethics.Your instructor has assigned background materials related to a media controversy regarding the Der Spiegal editor, ClaasRelotius. Your essay should demonstrate that you understand the major ethical conflicts involved in this situation, can articulate the positives and negatives on the issues involved, and offer a recommendation on how these issues might have been alternativelyaddressed. You will demonstrate your ability to present information clearly and coherently and to put together information from different sources without plagiarizing.Your reflection should be between 350-400 words in length, which is about twotypewritten pages, double-spaced with one inch margins.
You must usethe assigned readings, class discussion, and your personal experiences as a basis for your views and include references to sources in your writing. This assignment will demonstrate your grasp of major ethical concepts inherent in media writing, your ability to analyze these issues, and an ability to succinctly provide background and alternatives in a short format style.
The following questions may help to get you started:
• What do you think the most important aspects of this media controversy are?
• Have the media been too harsh on the journalist, or do his/her actions warrant a harsh response?
• What about this case would concern you, if you were a reader of this work?
• What concernsdo you, as a fellow media writer, have about this situation?
• Do you think Howard Rheingold's Crap Detection 101tactics are an effective defense against misinformation as presented by this journalist?
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.
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