ARH309H1 Chapter : Ethics Wk11 Rdg Notes
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26: fagan and rose ethics and the media: television, radio and the web. Ethical dilemma need for public outreach vs harsh reality that time is wasted. Solution = to be highly selective, meaning no most of the time. As with all forms of public outreach, it is the quality of the experience that is most important, not the fact that one just does it . Tv archaeology has expanded recently and is promoted mostly by low-budget cable programs: popular because it involves ancient civilizations, large extinct animals and mysteries, not so much intellectual as entertaining. Solution = choose the project to get involved with and demand full involvement from start to finish. Many popular archaeological programs target young people, audience who are inclined to watch visual action and violence. Most archaeological tv programs are aimed at a very broad audience. Solution = ensure that the science is compromised as little as possible loss of integrity and some overstatement is inevitable.
