CHAPTER 14

Ethics andVideo Production

 

 

lthough this text has concentrated primarily on the technical and aesthetic elements of video production, no discussion of video production is complete without a consideration of the topic of ethics, particularly as it applies to media producers.

CODES OFETHICS

One of the marks of a profession is the presence of a code of ethics for members of the group. Physicians and attorneys are bound by codes of conduct that identify standards of behavior that they are expected to embrace. In the field of electronic media, the Radio and Television News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists have published codes of conduct. Although the focus of these codes is on encouraging good journalistic ...

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