A Few Media Commandments

Part I of Essay
SSC3723 Applied Ethics Submitted to: Waldemar Hanasz The First Amendment of the Constitution states that, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press”. It is precisely this lack of governmental control that allows for misuse of this freedom. ....

Part II of Essay
.... lawsuits brought about by career smokers that the corporations did in fact know about the addictive properties of the nicotine and refused to inform the public. Magazines, newspapers and billboard owners should be held accountable for promoting these types of products and are just as guilty as the cigarette manufactures themselves. THOU SHALL NOT PROBE INTO PEOPLE’S PRIVATE LIVES Another region where the media needs to be much less involved is in that of people’s private lives. Take for instance the Clinton sex scandal. This is clearly ....