Week Five's lecture was on ethics in journalism, specifically different ethical frameworks and how they are applied over the broader fields of journalism and communication. We had Dr. John Harrison in as a guest lecturer. Deontological ethics systems are based on rules, principles and duties; compared to consequentialist ethics, which are 'outcome-oriented'.
By discussing the difference between the 'good/bad taste' spectrum and 'right/wrong ethics' spectrum, we were able to arrive at the conclusion that taste and ethics are two related but separate value entities.
Here are a couple of articles that deal with what we covered, both by Jonathon Holmes of MediaWatch fame. I think I have referenced one of them before. Holmes is talking about the possible need (or not) for a deontological code of ethics for the journalism profession (above such codes as do already exist).
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