Media Ethics Definition

Webster's New World Pocket Dictionary defines ethics as "moral standards" and as a "system of morals." Webster's then defines moral as, "of or dealing with right or wrong." Similarly, media ethics are moral standards that are applied to the media. An example of this is the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics(1), a standardized list of items that members of the SPJ use as a guide in their strides to be effective journalists. In …

…following the other four standards. Overall, the SPJ Code of Ethics is a very solid platform from which we created our new code of ethics. I know that an effective code of ethics can play a large role in uniting journalists in their dedication to ethical behavior. Our new journalistic code of ethics perfectly addresses all of the behaviors that play an integral role in making our campus publication a true showcase of journalistic ideas.