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

http://youtube.com/v/DoAQ7RdvUgs

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

http://youtube.com/v/mRjvi_sjNeI

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?