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SYLLABUS
REVIEW JNL 2105, Journalism Ethics
Professor Linda Austin
National Management College
June 2015
Ask questions, please!
Professor Linda Austin
laustin.nmc@gmail.com
Photo by Gareth Simpson
What are ethics?
What are ethics?
Ethics: A set of moral principles, a
code – often unwritten – that
guides a person’s moral conduct.
Ethics is more than just discerning
the difference between right and
wrong; it requires acting on what is
right.
What are ethics?
Why do ethics matter?
“Journalists need to be
professionalized…to rise to the
Burmese media’s new
ambitions after half a century without
freedom.”
--Reporters Without Borders
Learning
objectives: • Identify the
principles of
news media
ethics
• Describe
several
methods for
resolving
ethical
questions in
journalism.
• Apply those
principles and
methods to
ethical
situations that
journalists
encounter.
History
“If I do
wrong,
write about
me….No
one shall
take action
against the
journals
for telling
the truth.”
– King
Mindon
Applied
ethics
• Use real
cases
• How
journalists
make
decisions
and how they
should make
decisions
• Tools to
make better
ethical
decisions
Required
materials:
Textbook:
The Ethical
Journalist:
Making
Responsible
Decisions in the
Pursuit of News
Required
materials:
Follow the
news:
• BBC
• Irrawaddy
Required
materials: • Free Quizlet
app for
vocabulary
study
• Glossary
handout for
The Ethical
Journalist
Required
materials: • Media Code
of Conduct
by the
Myanmar
Press
Council
(Interim)
• U.S. Society
of
Professional
Journalists
Code of
Ethics
Four
memos on
case
studies: Facts will be given in the
case. Memo includes:
1. Background of the
case
2. Ethical philosophies
and processed
considered
3. Alternatives with
pros and cons
4. Recommended
actions
No more than two pages
Four
memos on
case
studies: How the memos will
be graded:
1. Issue spotting
2. Quality of analysis
3. Quality and clarity
of
recommendations
4. Writing
Class
participation • Asking
questions and
participating in
discussions
helps others.
• Class
participation
will be part of
your final
grade.
Weekly
quizzes • Short quiz
each Monday
on readings
we discussed
during the
previous week.
Midterm
exam • Midterm exam
during the
week of July
13 on readings
and lectures
up until then.
Final
exam Two parts to final
exam:
1. The fourth
memo on a
case study is
the take-home
portion of the
final exam.
2. In class, you
will write a
similar memo
on a case
study.
Deadlines • No late
assignments
will be
accepted.
• You will
receive a
zero.
Attendance: • No excused
absences
• Late is the same as
absent.
• You are allowed two
absences without
penalty.
• After two absences,
your final grade will
drop by 3 marks for
every absence.
Final grade • Weekly quizzes
• Class participation
• Midterm exam
• Final exam,
including the fourth
memo
• Three other memos
Classroom
etiquette • Cell phones off.
• No interrupting.
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Academic
integrity • No cheating
• No fabricating –
making things
up
• No plagiarizing
– using
someone else’s
words or ideas
without giving
them credit
Sensitive-
material
advisory • Graphic photos
• Rough
language
• Ethnic slurs
Course
schedule • Read
textbook assignments before the week dedicated to that topic.
• Most Mondays, a quiz on readings and lectures discussed in the previous week
Ask questions, please!
Professor Linda Austin
laustin.nmc@gmail.com
Photo by Gareth Simpson
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