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Ethics of Journalism
By Michael Flax
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Society of Professional Journalists
• The _______ of __________ ____________ is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to _____________________________________________________and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
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Preamble-1
• ______________________is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy.
• ____________________________is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.
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Preamble-2
• __________________________________________________________________________strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty.
• ____________________is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.
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#1Seek Truth and Report It
• Journalists should be ______, ____ and __________ in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.
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#2Minimize Harm
• Ethical journalists treat __________, _________ and _____________ as human beings deserving of respect.
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#3Act Independently
• Journalists should be ______________________________________________ to any interest other than the public's right to know.
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#4Be Accountable
• Journalists are accountable to their _______, _________, _________ and _______________.
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Terms to Know
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Defamation
• A false statement that injures someone's ___________ and exposes him/her to ___________________, __________, ________, or ____________
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Slander
• An untruthful oral (spoken) statement about a person that ___________________________________________________________________ in the community.
• A type of defamation
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• Because Slander is a tort (____________________), the injured person can bring a lawsuit against the person who made the false statement.
Defamation
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Slander
• In the United States certain facts must be established for someone to be found guilty of slander.
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Slander- for a case• Assuming there is ______ that
the defendant uttered the alleged statement, the statement must be _________ ________________________________________________________________________.
• Slander must also _______ ________ the party or entity, and the intent must be __________.
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2 types of compensation
• General damages– ______________________while
• Special damages– ______________________
• Specific special damages might be required before general damages can be awarded
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Slander
• Some types of slander are considered “___________ __” and are automatically awarded _________ damages without proof of special damages
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Slanderous per se- must
• Declare the plaintiff unfit to perform his or her job adequately.
• Alleged criminal behavior on the part of the plaintiff.
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Slanderous per se- must
• Claim the plaintiff has an unsavory disease.
• Make immoral sexual claims, especially about the virtue of a female plaintiff.
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A _________ in a slander case has many potential
points in his favor.
• A slander case may be dismissed if the injurious statements were stated as ________________________
• If they are deemed “______________________________________"
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Defendant (cont)
• If they do not actually ______________ to the plaintiff's reputation
• If the statements were _____.
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Plaintiff
• The plaintiff in a slander case must prove that the defendant acted __________ or with ________ in order to win a case.
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ms/slander.html• http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2745790/• http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp