COMM-48000 Mass Media Ethics

This course provides a comprehensive examination of the social and ethical responsibilities of the professional communicator. The first half of the course examines the major ethical questions confronting journalists and media practitioners such as truth, censorship, conflict of interest and privacy. The second half of the course concerns ethical questions in the area of media effects created by trying to balance social scientific research findings with the concept of freedom of speech.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Junior standing