MEDIA INFLUENCE ON ETHICS

Media Influence on Ethics

Media Influence on Ethics

Freedom of speech is a guaranteed right in the US legal system. This enables the press to remain fully free, and the public to be fully informed. This freedom may sometimes be hindered by corporate pressures and government control. In countries without freedom of the press, messages are filtered through the government, allowing only what is considered acceptable information to be released to the public. This is the case of totalitarian regimes and communist countries.

In the social responsibility theory of the press, the media is driven to benefit the public. It expects ...