JOUR 258 - Journalism Ethics

Description
Journalists are required to make decisions regularly about whom to talk to and use as sources, what information is appropriate to publish and what is not, and how to balance the competing demands of public versus private interests. Challenges related to the public sense of biases in news content, including AI-generated content, is an ongoing concern. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the practice of ethical decision-making in journalism.

Topics that will be introduced include sourcing practices and issues of personal privacy, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #86, manipulation by, and of, the media, censorship and self-censorship, artificial intelligence, coverage of libel and slander laws in Canada and the right to be forgotten.

3 Credits