COMM 1500 - Exam 1 on 4/3

University of Utah Asia Campus - Exam on 4/3(Friday)

Anders Breivik

A Norwegian Terrorist who killed 75 people for political reasons.

Ajmal Kasab

The only surviving terrorist of the Mumbai Terror Attack.

Atocha Train Station

Two Moroccan men were sentenced to more than 40,000 years in prison.

Timothy McVeigh

American terrorist who bombed the Oklahoma Federal Building.

The Potter Box

A grid, or a mathematical formula, used to navigate through an ethical dilemma.

Excrement

Response to using quantitative measures to evaluate qualitative standards. A mathematical formula to define beauty, for example.

Journalistic Ethics

Duty to report truthful information to serve the public interest.

Journalistic Morals

The question of whether it is good to give a terrorist a microphone.

The Agape Principle

The concept that every individual has value regardless of their behavior.

Machiavelli

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

Aristotle's Mean

A middle state between excess and deficiency.

Phronesis

Practical wisdom and Moral discernment.

The Wise Person

The ultimate arbiter of right and wrong.

Nicomachean Ethics

What is thought to be beautiful or just by good and experienced people.

Confucius's Golden Mean

Moral virtue is the appropriate location between two extremes.

The "Unwobbling Pivot"

The Confucian Doctrine of the Mean.

What the Master Said

Perfect is the virtue which is according to the mean.

Kant's Categorical Imperative

Act on that maxim which you will to become a universal law.

Noumena

Emanuel Kant's name for higher truths transcending the physical universe.

Islam's Unconditional Duties

Justice, human dignity, and truth are unconditional duties.

Utilitarianism

Seek the greatest happiness for the aggregate whole.

The Harm Principle

The only rightful exercise of power is to prevent harm to others.

A priori

Logic and mathematics are generalizations from experience.

Consequentialism

An action is moral if the consequence is good.

Act Utilitarianism

Ask whether an action will result in a balance of good over evil.

Rule Utilitarianism

Ask whether a rule will result in a balance of good over evil.

John Rawls

Justice emerges when negotiation occurs without social differentiations.

Rawls’s Veil of Ignorance

A philosophical thought experiment designed to determine the principles of a just society by forcing impartial decision-making through the elimination of personal bias, self-interest, demographic facts, and societal position.

Judeo-Christian

The Great Commandment, The Good Samaritan, Agape Love of Humanity

The Great Commandment

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

The Good Samaritan

Love your enemies.

Agape Love of Humanity

The love of God for all men, regardless of their conduct.

Noddings Relational Ethics

The one caring receives as much benefit as the one who is cared for.

Watchdog Journalism

The news media are the watchdogs of society.

Empirical Data

Objectively collected data using your 5 senses; Information acquired through direct observation, experimentation, or experience.

To Whom is a Moral Duty Owed?

A moral duty is primarily owed to other individuals to whom we have direct relationships, such as family, friends, colleagues, or those in need, as well as to ourselves, society, and sometimes non-human entities.

Duty to Ourselves

Maintaining our integrity and following our conscience.

Duty to Clients

A fiduciary relationship that creates many legal obligations.

Duty to the Organization/Firm/Employers

Acting in the best interest of the workplace or company as a group rather than as individuals through care, fidelity, and obedience to perform tasks diligently, act in the company’s best interest, and follow lawful instructions.

Duty to Colleagues

A practitioner’s strongest obligation.

Duty to Society

Increasingly important dimension of social responsibility.

Press Privilege/Reporter's Privilege

The legal protection allowing journalists to refuse to reveal confidential sources or information in court, based on constitutional or statutory law.

Enlightenment

Government can change the law, but not personal rights. Law not only applies to people but also to the king.

President Thomas Jefferson

Newspapers have become a polluted vehicle. Where the press is free, and every man is able to read, all is safe.

Joseph Pulitzer

Introduced the term “Yellow Journalism” but did not invent it; he genuinely hated the media.

Yellow Journalism

Presents no legitimate news and uses eye-catching headlines to sell more copy; Pejorative/Unethical news using exaggeration, scandal, or sensationalism.

Pulitzer Prize

The most prestigious professional honor in media; Named after Joseph Pulitzer to honor him, who absolutely hated journalism.

Gallup Poll

Fewer than 16 percent in the U.S. trust this media.

Jorge Ramos

Reporter for Univision who confronted President Trump at a Press Interview.

President Trump

Strong believer in fake news.

William Peter Hamilton

The fourth editor of the Wall Street Journal and a proponent of Dow Theory.

Dow Theory

An analysis that includes sector rotation to evaluate market trends.

6 Basic Tenets of Dow Theory

3 Market Movements: Main, Medium, Short; 3 Market Phases: Accumulation, Absorption, Distribution.

Charles Dow

Did not invent Dow Theory or the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

DJIA(Dow Jones Industrial Average)

Stock market index of 30 large public companies; Aka “The Dow”, created by Charles Dow.

Upton Sinclair

American Socialist and author of The Jungle; Working for the check at a company is like working at a brothel.

U.S. Meat Packing Industry

Got exposed to the harsh and unsanitary labor conditions by Sinclair, contributing to the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act.

FOX News

Conservative cable news outlet started by Rupert Murdoch.

Shephard Smith

Former Fox News anchor and Trump critic, now with NBC.

Pew Research

Found that Fox News is the most ideological network in America.

Bill O’ Reilly

Former Chief Correspondent, fired during the #MeToo Movement.

President Obama

Saw Fox News as a talk radio format, rather than a news outlet.

CNN

Viewed by many as FOX's main rival.

Media Bias

The one-sided presentation of the news.