Week 5: Discussion One and Two
Required Resources
Required Text
1. Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media:
1. Chapter Four – Freedom of the Press (pp. 118-125)
2. Chapter Nine – Editorial License and Obligations (pp. 244-248; 258-267)
3. Afterword – Information High Technology
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5. Afterword – Historical Background: Twain’s Congo Pamphlet
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Articles
1. Glaser, M. (2006, September 27). Your guide to citizen journalism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/09/your-guide-to-citizen-journalism270.html
2. Rushdie, S. (2012, May 11). On censorship (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. . The New Yorker. Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-censorship
Multimedia
1. TED. (2007, Jan. 16). Sasha Vucinic: Why a free press is the best investment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18r6nchs91E
2. TEDx Talks. (2011, May 14). Citizen journalism | Paul Lewis | TEDxThessaloniki (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APO9_yNbcg
Recommended Resources
Recommended Text
1. Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media:
1. Afterword – Journalism as a Force for Social Good
Website
1. Ethics. Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved from http://www.spj.org/ethics.asp