Ethics in Advertising

Purpose, Practices, and Claims

Film and Television as Course Material

In my courses, video content such as film and television are an integral part of the teaching and learning process. These in-class viewings in addition to provided articles and lecture notes supplement the traditional textbook. The paragraphs below explain the importance of video content in classes. In the years I have been teaching philosophy, religious…

Fake News, Satire, and User-Generated Content

Matters of concern for today’s news consumer.

The Ethical News Consumer

In today’s world tremendous responsibility falls upon the news consumer.

The Mass Media

Individuals and organizations using electronic and print platforms to convey information and messages to mass numbers of people.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Entertainment Media

Do movie and TV creators inherit a higher obligation?

Free Speech and Censorship

Ratified in 1791, the first amendment of the Constitution of United States of America states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government…

Mass Media and Ethics in Journalism

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. —The Constitution of the United States, Amendment I Ethics Also…

The Communication Process

Technology evolves. The process remains the same.