NCOM
3048

Media Ethics

Schools of Public Engagement: Media

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Media Ethics
Fall 2024
Taught By: Aras Ozgun
Section: A

CRN: 11208

Credits: 3

This course provides a theoretical foundation that will enable students to identify and analyze ethical issues in the media. Students are familiarized with scholarly literature and case studies on media ethics and apply approaches to ethical decision-making strategies to current and past media practices. Emphasis is on the ethical and moral dilemmas that news, advertising, public relations, and entertainment organizations face in conjunction with their professional obligations and market pressures. Concurrently we will analyze the societal implication resulting from these ethical dilemmas and the role of media in relationship to social justice, freedom, diversity, and responsibility. Ethical questions presented include: Do the media have a special obligation to ethical behavior and to what extent might that impact public access to a "free marketplace of ideas?" Do advertising and journalism operate under the same ethical rules? How much information should the media provide about the private lives of public figures? What role should competition and the profit motive play in news reporting?

College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)

Department: Media (MED)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: Online - Asynchronous

Max Enrollment: 18

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2024 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2024 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 3:36am EDT 3/19/2024

Meeting Info:
Building: Online Course
Room: 999
Date Range: 8/26/2024 - 12/15/2024