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Chapter 1: Institutional Pressures

Chapter 1: Institutional Pressures. How can a business influence news? Is news reporting a business or a service? What does the public have a right to know?. The cases in this chapter deal with the ethical dilemmas of internal and external pressures in the business world. Chapter 1 Cases.

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Chapter 1: Institutional Pressures

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  1. Chapter 1: Institutional Pressures • How can a business influence news? • Is news reporting a business or a service? • What does the public have a right to know? The cases in this chapter deal with the ethical dilemmas of internal and external pressures in the business world.

  2. Chapter 1 Cases • Case 1: The New York Times Fires Jayson Blair • Case 2: CNN in Baghdad • Case 3: The Time Warner Colossus • Case 4: NBC and GM’s Pickup • Case 5: The Wichita Experiment

  3. Case 1: The New York Times fires Jayson Blair • Facts– Empirical Definition • Values • Loyalties • Principles

  4. What does the Potter Box tell us about Blair, The New York Times, and the scandal? • Was Blair promoted too swiftly? • When should supervisors step in and reprimand a reporter? • Jayson Blair created facts and quotes, thus destroying reputations. Should this blatant disregard for ethical journalism garner a six-figure book deal?

  5. Case #: Additional links Daily Briefing – A database of articles related to the Jayson Blair scandal. The Jayson Blair Project – How did he bamboozle The New York Times? What Went Wrong? – Did the accusations of plagiarism effect the public’s view of the media? The Scandal behind the Scandal – This article explores the aspect of affirmative action as it applies to the Jayson Blair case.

  6. Case 2: CNN in Baghdad • Facts– Empirical Definition • Values • Loyalties • Principles

  7. What should CNN have done with its information about the arrests, tortures and murders in Iraq? • How could CNN have kept reporting if they had been thrown out of the country? • Is not reporting a story the same as lying?

  8. Case 2: Additional links Eason Jordan's Statement – The original statement CNN’s Baghdad affiliate made in The New York Times. CNN's Iraqi Cover-Up – An opinion piece promoting honesty above all things. CNN thrown out of Baghdad – The results of Jordan’s announcement. Silence of the CNN Lambs – Did the suppression of information hurt people in the long run?

  9. Case 3: The AOL Time Warner Colossus • Facts – Empirical Definition • Values • Principles • Loyalties

  10. Covers of magazines owned by Time Warner devoted to projects funded by Time Warner. • Can a parent company give an unbiased opinion of things it has produced? • In what ways are these mergers beneficial? In what ways are they harmful? • When mergers of multibillion dollar companies sour, should the government help financially?

  11. Case 3: Additional links Media Conglomeration: A Threat to Press Freedom? – This article discusses a company’s ability to be unbiased. Media Consolidation – A history of the FCC’s stance on media giants and what mergers mean for small business. Time Warner – The official company site includes a history and list of companies owned by Time Warner. AOL/ Time Warner Merger – A database of articles relating to Time Warner.

  12. Case 4: NBC and GM’s Pickup • Facts – Empirical Definition • Values • Principles • Loyalties

  13. A sales brochure for the 1986 model GMC pickup truck. • Was the accident that sparked Dateline’s investigation the fault of General Motors? • What elements of Dateline’s “Waiting to Explode” segment were unethical? • What repercussions should NBC and Dateline experience? • How can news magazines strike a balance between entertainment and dependability?

  14. Case 4: Additional links Cars in the News – This article discusses other instances in which news magazines have gone too far in reporting vehicular safety. Where NBC Went Wrong -This article lists reasons why such exposes are so common yet controversial. Lawyer Frenzy - This article lists reasons why such exposes are so profitable for lawyers. Video of Dateline’s Apology – The disgraced news magazine apologizes to General Motors and the public at large.

  15. Case 5: The Wichita Experiment • Facts – Empirical Definition • Values • Principles • Loyalties

  16. What are some examples where talking about an unpopular subject has bettered society? • Can a news source give patrons what they want without “dumbing down” the paper? Aristole’s Golden Mean Profit Social responsibility What the reader wants “spinach journalism” Cheap, easy entertainment oblivious to reader • What would the balance of Aristotle's golden mean look like?

  17. Case 5: Additional Links Wichita Eagle – read the newspaper involved in the case. American Society of Newspaper Editors – newspaper code of ethics. Knight-Ridder – This site contains information on the Knight-Ridder corporation.

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