"Identifying Patterns of Ethical Sensitivity in TV News Viewers: An Ass" by Rebecca A. Lind, Tammy T. Swenson Lepper et al.
 

Description

This study applies a multidimensional assessment of ethical sensitivity to 104 viewers' descriptions and evaluations of a local TV news story about a hit-and-run accident. Ethical sensitivity is measured along four dimensions or abilities: ability to notice relevant story characteristics, ethical issues, consequences, and stakeholders. Cluster analysis reveals eight distinct clusters or patterns of ethical sensitivity abilities, which we label broadly aware, outcome oriented, consequence oriented, stakeholder oriented, issue oriented, fact oriented, outcome oriented, and broadly unaware.

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Keywords

Communication Studies, Faculty Works, Scholarship, Ethics, Media

Department

Communication Studies

Comments

Identifying Patterns of Ethical Sensitivity in TV News Viewers: An assessment of some critical viewing skills. Journal Of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 42(4), 507.

Unique Identifier

WSUCMSTFACWORKS-1998-Swenson-Lepper-Identifying_patterns_of_ethical_sensitivity.pdf

Share

COinS
 
 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.