Public Perceptions of Journalists' Ethical Motivations

1997 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Voakes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
High Agreement ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Telephone Surveys ◽  
The Public ◽  
Journalistic Ethics ◽  
Ethical Motivations

Telephone surveys of 376 residents and 60 daily journalists in the same Midwestern county revealed starkly different conceptions of journalistic ethics. Members of the public seemed to believe that journalists' ethics are guided primarily by their occupational norms and competitive pressures, whereas the journalists themselves cited organizational policies, the relevant law, and their own individual reasoning as the primary influences on their ethical decision making. Journalists and public respondents showed surprisingly high agreement, however, on the unacceptability of specific, ethically controversial actions.

Ethical issues in health philanthropy

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette Reid
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Donor Relations ◽  
Lifestyle Diseases ◽  
Practical Question ◽  
Preferential Access ◽  
Health Philanthropy

Health leaders in Canada face a myriad of challenges with healthcare philanthropy—not just the practical question of how to be successful but also ethical questions. Is fundraising in partnership with companies that are implicated in the so-called lifestyle diseases appropriate? When does appropriate recognition for donors or volunteers cross the line into facilitating preferential access to care? Ethical decision-making in health philanthropy considers appropriate recognition or partnership in donor relations in the context of the public good with which healthcare institutions are entrusted and the fiduciary responsibilities of hospitals and clinicians to patients.

Unexpected expectations: Public reaction to the Facebook emotional contagion study

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1076-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blake Hallinan ◽  
Jed R Brubaker ◽  
Casey Fiesler
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Emotional Contagion ◽  
Contextual Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Nature Of Technology ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Reaction

How to ethically conduct online platform-based research remains an unsettled issue and the source of continued controversy. The Facebook emotional contagion study, in which researchers altered Facebook News Feeds to determine whether exposure to emotional content influences a user’s mood, has been one focal point of these discussions. The intense negative reaction by the media and public came as a surprise to those involved—but what prompted this reaction? We approach the Facebook study as a mediated controversy that reveals disconnects between how scholars, technologists, and the public understand platform-based research. We examine the controversy from the bottom up, analyzing public reactions expressed in comments on news articles. Our analysis reveals fundamental disagreements about what Facebook is and what a user’s relationship to it should be. We argue that these divergent responses emphasize the contextual nature of technology and research ethics, and conclude with a relational and contextual approach to ethical decision-making.

scholarly journals Organizational Culture and Ethics in Decision-Making

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Bibiana Anak Manggai ◽  
Kassim Bin Thukiman ◽  
Muhammad Fauzi bin Othman ◽  
Muhammad Khairi bin Abdul Majid
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traffic Police ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Right

Malaysia was recorded outnumber of accidents in the world. The traffic Police is the responsible body for  ensuring to maintain the law on the road which assists the public for smooth travelling The media reports stated that the traffic police uses their power in wrong ways and is showing not profession with their duties. This happens due to lack of organizational culture among civil servants which are not practiced in the right ways according to the justice and their professions.  Therefore, this article focuses on the organizational culture that should be practiced and the decisions that need to be practiced. Further, the ethical factors based decisions should be performed by traffic police. The topic selected will expect to improve the organizational culture and an ethical decision making among law’s practitioner and traffic police. In addition, the positive view can also give to the public on the ethical decision making that could be practiced by traffic police. In conclusion, the improvement of organizational culture should be refined to produce law practitioners and implementers in ethical especially for civil servants in decision-making.  

Suffering as a Consideration in Ethical Decision Making

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich H. Loewy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Community Work ◽  
The Public

Erhics committees and ethics consultants are becoming more involved in helping individuals make decisions and in advising institutions and legislatures about drafting policy. The role of these committees and consultants has been acknowledged in law, and their function is generally considered salutory and helpful. Ethics consultants and committees, furthermore, play a critical role in educating students and members of the hospital community and the public at large. More over, many ethicists engage in scholarky activities to expand the boundaries of our understanding and, in turn, facilitate our capacity for helping. The role of the ethicist and of the ethics committee is thus manifold. Ethics committees and ethics consultants somehow “in competition” is a mistaken notion: when ethics committees, ethics consultants, and the community work smoothly together, much good can be accomplished.

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