JOURN 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Ethical Egoism
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Our ethics play into what we understand and effects all of our life choices. J2100 class is intensive in learning how to write news. Claimed to report from maryland, texas, w virginia. Spent more time fabricating that he would"ve spent reporting. Got caught because there weren"t enough sources to draw his material from on a story, so he drew large chunks from publications and it revealed that he was plagiarizing. 1969 campbell"s soups company fabricated their photo of soup with marbles to make it look like there was more noodles and chicken in the bowl. Government started crafting truth in advertisement laws. Not: personal feelings, religion, law, societal standards. Is: well rounded standards of right and wrong, study and development of one"s ethical standards, develop out of values. Law is not static: it grows and changes. Your personal ethics are determined by what you choose as your values. Negotiating rights as though all are equal.
