Did someone use media and responsibility in the same sentence. Ironically speaking that's like saying Homosexuality is one of the Ten Commandments. It is so far out there it is starting to become unbearable but somehow acceptable. In the media, responsibility is like acid that melts your hand away. They are afraid to touch but in their case do it. Of course there is distribution of the wrong information and the old quickly correct it following the "but in more updated news". What, no apology only self-correction! COME ON! From the reporters to the editors, someone always aim to blame the other. Number one cardinal rule in media is to TAKE YOURSELF (MEANING THOUGHTS, MORALS, BELIEFS) OUT THE STORY. Everyone is aware of this. It is taught in Multi-Media Reporting 101. I only have one question, why teach it if it's not implemented? Are we taught this because it is "Morally and Politically Correct"<---- (Two fingers on both hands making invisible quotation marks.)
If this is our field of study, we are being taught the wrong material. Our curriculum should consist of classes that educate us how to report manipulation. How to construct a story based on our opinions and beliefs. Let's not forget the best into level class: The Dynamics of Corrupted Mass Persuasion <--- New Book. The media fools those who aren't educated about the "How It Works" regarding the media. Media is the state and Capital Multiple Bias and Racism is the biggest city that no one explores. Don't mention media ethics. Networks, Stations, News Directors, Producers, and Reporters pretend as if that wasn't offered as a class. OR, principles of morality influenced by the media shapes are behavior, which while participating in the industry, is irrelevant when it's over- shadowed by the story itself.
According to Joseph Dominick, The Dynamics of Mass Communications, reporters and other media professionals have the tendency to accept the ideas, attitudes, and opinions of the group that they cover or with whom they have a great deal of contact. My opinion, what are tendencies, bad habits, but habits are behaviors, and if your behavior is consistent its an actuality of functioning. SOOOOOOOO, if media professionals consistently function in bias unethical distribution of information, it wouldn't be a tendency or habit that could be broken, it would be the behavior required to hold that media position, which is the opposite of what we learn in Media Ethic courses, college curriculum's are setting us up to fail. And, since it's not unethical to distribute information on behalf of your personal "self-thoughts" We have no defamation of character cases in court. Now, if there is no defamation of character for someone or something how can that someone or something overturn thoughts and beliefs given to viewers by media professionals that aren't true.
According to the glossary of Dynamics of Mass Communication, defamation is the intentionally or unintentional act of harming the reputation of another by publishing (recorded speaking is a form a publishing) false information. The media does it every day through indirect subliminal messages. Some may ask, Is framing black men to be over aggressive apes but good athletes and black hair unacceptable in this category of words like "Nappy headed hoes". Slaps on the wrists.
I'm right on top of it, Rose!
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This blog was so interesting that I wanted to keep reading more. You did a fantastic job on giving examples, and going into depth. As journalist, we have to be able to look into the hard and deep issues to make the story great. The media will show homosexuality, also have wrong and old information on blogs. Lastly, I do agree with you when you said if media professionals consistently function in bias unethical distribution of information, it wouldn't be a tendency or habit that could be broken, it would be the behavior required to hold that media position, which is the opposite of what we learn in Media Ethic courses, college curriculum's are setting us up to fail. Keep up the good job!
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