Video Ethics

Did anyone else read the pieces on video staging and think Principles of American Journalism (J1100). This thought was running through my head even before the reference to Kovach’s and Rosenstiel’s text. I think that shows, for me at least, that J1100 was effective at ingraining a sense of journalism ethics, an important sense to possess. While it is true that most ethical treatments seem to be fairly common sense, it cannot hurt to review these principles every once in a while. After all, people are not born knowing what is ethically right or wrong. In our chosen field, it is important that we have these discussions and agree on these values or standards. One unethical journalist causes a bad reputation for all journalists in the eyes of the audience he or she abuses.