Homework: Communication Ethics
Instructions:
Answer all of the questions in 2 to 4 sentence paragraph, unless the question requires a one-word or one-sentence answer. Your answers must be according to the lecture and the reading, and demonstrate a comprehension of them. Do not write as part of your answer "depends on the individual", "everybody thinks about it differently", "this is just how I feel" or anything else of the sort - this is not a class on relativism.
Do all of the sections.
• Why is it good to be well-informed?
• Why is it good for one's beliefs to be challenged?
• Why is it good for one to be well-informed about each other's lives and values in a pluralist democracy?
• What is the first principle, or value, of the democratic inclusion ethic?
• What does popular art, or entertainment, do to status quo?
• How does popular art, or entertainment, use stereotypes, and what is the impact of this use on the status quo? (Are stereotypes challenged in the popular art?)
• In terms of the first principle of democratic ethics, is the popular art's, or entertainment's, use of stereotypes with regard to status quo, good or bad? (One word answer is needed here.)
• Explain why your answer to the question above is correct.
• What is the reason why the popular art, or entertainment, uses stereotypes in the way you described above?
• What is fake news?
• What is the problem with using fake news instead of news proper?
• In terms of the first principle of democratic ethics, is the fake news good or bad? (One word answer is needed here.)
• Explain why your answer to the question above is correct.
• What is the social media good for - as was shown by the Arab Spring?
• What is the social media bad for - as was shown by the Arab Spring?
• What is the reason (in terms of in-group vs. out-group) why the social media is bad for what you stated above?
• What is personalized news?
• In terms of the first principle of democratic ethics, are the social media and personalized news good or bad? (One word answer is needed here.)
• Explain why your answer to the question above is correct.
• Explain what the gathering and verifying functions are in journalism.
• Does professional journalism have an advantage over citizen ("blogger") journalism in one, or both, or in neither of the two above functions? Explain your answer.
• What do you find to be most convincing about the material of the lecture and the reading?
• What is the reason for the above?
• What do you find to be the least convincing about the material of the lecture and the reading?
• What is the reason for the above?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.