Pre-requisites
There is no prior knowledge needed for students to follow this lecture. However, students may have taken courses such as research journalism, global ethics, rhetorics or persuasive communications that may provide them with additional support in the lecture.
Explanation of activity
Discussion and debate over the difference between teleological and deontological ethics and how the ethical principles of Credibility, Justifiable Consequence and Humanity could play a role in combating disinformation
Teacher materials
Relevant reading to understand the materials:
- Ward, S.J.A. “Philosophical Foundations of Global Journalism Ethics” Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 20(1), (2005), 3-21
Further reading to further develop the activity/understanding of the topic:
- Ethics, Fake News and Information Professionals
- Juan-José Boté
- https://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/151362/5/BOBCATSSS%202020_Bote1.pdf
Student Materials
- The Charter of Munich
- 24 NOVEMBER 1971, MUNICH
- DECLARATIONS OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JOURNALISTS
- https://graphism.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/charter-of-munich-english.pdf
Analysis of Student Understanding
- What are the main principles and values that should govern media ethics?
- What is global journalism ethics and what are their main principles and choices that journalists need to make?
- What are the ethical considerations of news values and selection?
- What would you include in a journalism code of ethics?
- What recommends the contractualist approach to the construction of a global journalism ethics?
Assessing and evaluation and Analysis of student understanding
In assessing if students have understood the materials, educators should reflect together with the students on the following:
Modulations
- I would add this slide to provide a more sociological structural context to the discussion:
