READINGS ON MEDIA ETHICS

(Partial List)
Elective Course: MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
School: Ateneo Law School
Semester: 2
nd
School Year: 2013-2014 Professor: Rico V. Domingo, Esq.
Geneal
1 !"h# $ "rite% from A Collection o! E""a#" &# 'eor(e )r*ell+ ,, 313-320
2 The Element" o! $o%nali"m& What New"'eo'le Sho%l( )now an( The
*%+lic Sho%l( E,'ect &# -ill .ovach and /om 0osenstiel
3 Cha,ter 1: !/he 0ole of the 1ournalist% in Doing Ethic" in $o%nali"m& A
Han(+oo- with Ca"e St%(ie" &# 1a# -lac2+ -o& Steele+ 0al,h -arne#+ ,, 12-
23
4 Cha,ter 1: !/he Ethics of -ein( in a Communications Conte3t+% &# Clifford '
Christians in Comm%nication Ethic" an( .ni/e"al Val%e" (Edited &# Clifford
Christians and 4ichael /ra&er)+ ,, 3-20
5 !1ournalism and Ethics: Can /he# Co-e3ist6% &# 7ndre* -else# in Me(ia Ethic"
(Edited &# 4atthe* .ieran)+ ,, 1-13
8 !Ethical 9oundations and Pers,ectives% in Me(ia Ethic"& Ca"e" an( Moal
Rea"oning &# Clifford Christians+ 4ar2 9ac2ler+ .im - 0ot:oll+ .ath# -rittain
4c2ee+ ,, 12-20
; !<icomachean Ethics% &# 7ristotle in Ethic"& Hi"to#, Theo#, an(
Contem'oa# I""%e" &# Steven 4 Cahn and Peter 4ar2ie+ ,, 118-135
= !/he >e&ate over ?tilitarianism% from The Element" o! Moal *hilo"o'h#+ Ch
=+ ,, 10;-121
@ !7 /heor# of 1ustice% &# 1ohn 0a*ls in Ethic"& Hi"to#, Theo#, an(
Contem'oa# I""%e"+ ,, 821-83@
10 !/he Challen(e of Cultural 0elativism: Ao* >ifferent Cultures Aave >ifferent
4oral Codes% &# 1ames 0achels in Ethic"& Hi"to#, Theo#, an(
Contem'oa# I""%e"+ ,, 54=-55;
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11 !Ethical 9oundations and Pers,ectives% in Me(ia Ethic"& Ca"e" an( Moal
Rea"oning &# Clifford Christians+ 4ar2 9ac2ler+ .im - 0ot:oll+ .ath# -rittain
4c2ee+ $ntroduction+ ,, 1-11
12 Cha,ter 3: !>iscourse Ethics and $ts 0elevance for Communication and 4edia
Ethics% &# Edmund 7rens in Comm%nication Ethic" an( .ni/e"al Val%e"+ ,,
48-84
13 Cha,ter 2: !Codes of Ethics and -e#ond+% in Doing Ethic" in $o%nali"m& A
Han(+oo- With Ca"e St%(ie"+ ,, 24-4;
14 Cha,ter 3: !4a2in( Ethical >ecisions% in Doing Ethic" in $o%nali"m& A
Han(+oo- With Ca"e St%(ie"+ ,, 51-83
15 Cha,ter 4: !/he Politics of 4edia >ecisions: "ho "insB/he $ndividual or the
Communit#6% in Me(ia an( Ethic"& *inci'le" !o Moal Deci"ion" &# Elaine
E En(lehardt and 0al,h > -arne#+ ,, @;-114
18 Cha,ter 2: !4oral )&li(ations of the $ndividual 4edia Professional% in Me(ia
an( Ethic"& *inci'le" !o Moal Deci"ion", ,, 40-5=
1; The .noiginal Sin &# 0o# Peter Clar2+ ,, 1;1-1=5 Case Stud# 0eadin(s
On *e-" *i/ilege"

1= Cha,ter 5: !Conflicts of $nterest+% Doing Ethic" in $o%nali"m& A Han(+oo-
with Ca"e St%(ie"+ ,, 115-11;
On A(/ocac# an( $o%nali"m
Ci"i" Sit%ation"
1@ !.idna,,in(s+ -eheadin(s and >efinin( "hatCs <e*s% &# 1acDues Stein&er(+
New 0o- Time"+ 1 7u(ust 2004+ 9ilmEFideos
20 !SourceE0e,orter 0elationshi,s+% Ch 10+ in Doing Ethic" in $o%nali"m& A
Han(+oo- with Ca"e St%(ie"+ ,, 284-288
21 !$Cm the 'u# /he# Called >ee, /hroat+% &# 1ohn > )CConnor in Vanit# 1ai
(= ,,)
22 !-ritainCs -roadcast Crisis: 9allout from fla*ed re,ortin(% &# 0ichard /ait 9rom
htt,:EE***(lo&alGournalistor(Ema(a:ineE2004-1E&ritains-&roadcast-crisishtml
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23 'illi(an statement in full 9rom
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24 !"e >onCt Aave <e*s on /FI "e Aave Entertainment+% &# 1 Aer&ert 7ltschull
in Agent" o! *owe& The Me(ia an( *%+lic *olic#+ ,, 122-131
25 !/he /ransformation of <et*or2 <e*s: Ao* Profita&ilit# Aas 4oved <et*or2s
)ut of Aard <e*s% &# 4arc 'unther+ Nieman Re'ot"+ Summer 1@@@ S,ecial
$ssue (/he <ieman 9oundation for 1ournalism at Aarvard ?niversit#)+ ,, 20-32
28 !4a2in( 4one#+ 4a2in( <e*s,a,ers+% Ch =+ in New" Val%e"& I(ea" !o an
In!omation Age &# 1ac2 9uller (1@@8)+ ,, 1@8-214
2; !"ill 7n#one Still &e ?nder that "indo*6% Ch @+ in New" Val%e"& I(ea" !o an
In!omation Age &# 1ac2 9uller (1@@8)+ ,, 215-231
2= !9ear and the 9uture of <e*s,a,ers+% in When M2A" R%le the New"oom &#
>ou( ?nder*ood (1@@5)+ Ch+ 12+ ,, 14=-180 Fideo