Use the following material to answer the two questions. The text is uploaded. 250 words each • Introducing Communication Theory (6th edition) by West & Turner o Chapter 1: Thinking About Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics (pp. 1-23) • Introduction to Mediated Communication (2nd edition) by Westerman, Bowman, & Lachlan o Chapter 13: Uses and Effects of Digital Entertainment (pp. 201-221) • I Will Invade Your Privacy (in Ethical Ways) for Stories (Links to an external site.) (Vo via Buzfeed, 2016) https://www.buzzfeed.com/lamvo/i-will-invade-your-privacy-in-ethical-ways-for-stories • Budd Dwyer Suicide Broadcast: Case Studies on the Ethics of Media o Official Calls in Press and Kills Himself (Links to an external site.) by William K. Stevens (Stevens via The New York Times, 1987) https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/23/us/official-calls-in-press-and-kills-himself.html o Witnesses to Death, Journalists Question Their Role (Links to an external site.) by Eleanor Randolph (Randolph via The Washington Post, 1987) : Upon reading the materials on the Budd Dwyer suicide broadcast and the textbook chapter on media effects, consider and discuss how you might have handled the broadcast decision if you were in the position of the media gatekeeper. How do you think the considerations about broadcasting the suicide may differ in today’s digital culture versus when the event took place in 1987? : Consider the information on media ethics and media effects in the content of the example found in “Condoms Required in LA Porn.” Do digital content creators have any ethical obligations to consider the anti- or pro-social consequences of content that is published online? According to Cultivation Theory, how does violent and/or sexual content online have the potential to contribute to anti-social or pro-social consequences?
