Download - Social Media Ethics Chapter 10
Social Media EthicsChapter 10
Malcolm Evans
The Plan
- Ethics?
- Potter Box
- Human Dignity Frameworks
- Activist Journalism
Ethics Overview
- Ethics is...
- Traditional Media Ethics
- Irresponsible Reporting - Ignoring values for the sake of being first with the story.
- Consider the source
- Blurred Lines
- Access
- Feedback is instantaneous
If we don’t use an ethical approach...
Theories and Philosophies
1.Aristotle’s Golden Mean
2.Kant’s Categorical Imperative
3.Mill’s Principle of Utility
4.Rawl’s Veil of Ignorance
Human Dignity Frameworks
- Anonymity and Computer Mediated Communication
- Social Media Voice (who is speaking)
- Transparency
- Endorsements (Paid Speech)
Activist Journalism
- Social Media vs. Traditional Media
- How does social media create a platform conducive to activism?
Conclusion
- How do we decide what is ethical and what is not?
- How might this construction prove problematic?