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Media ethics & governance

Media Ethics and Governance About this course: This course explores some of the basic theories, models and concepts in the field of media ethics. We will introduce influential ethical theories and perspectives, explore changing societal demands and expectations of media creation and media use, and we will elaborate on existing ethical norms for media professionals. After following this course, you will be able to reflect on ethical dilemmas and develop a well-substantiated argumentation for ethical decision making in a variety of media-related contexts. Upon completion of this course, students should: • have knowledge of the history and development of perspectives on media ethics; • have knowledge of the dominant theoretical approaches and concepts; • be able to use this knowledge to develop a well-substantiated argumentation

Status: Media and Communications
Status: Journalism
IntermediateCourse9 hours

Featured reviews

LS

4.0Reviewed May 3, 2020

Very interesting course. Enjoyed the different viewpoint on ethics and learned a great deal. Would be great to have feedback on the final assignment from maybe 1 of the course presenters?

AK

5.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2020

This course provides excellent information about media ethics in various contexts. It is a good study if you are a professional or a student in the field of communication!

TT

5.0Reviewed Nov 9, 2020

I love the quizzes, and the lectures given by different professors. The detailed guideline for the peer review assignments shows how meticulous the school is with this online course. Thank you!

RR

5.0Reviewed Aug 14, 2022

The course was a bit tough but after repeated readings and some extra reading of my own i understood the concepts clearly. Overall a lot of learning new stuff. good course.

HD

5.0Reviewed May 24, 2020

Really good course, especially for the media journalism and ethics behind reporting.

QK

5.0Reviewed Apr 11, 2021

It is an amazing course that can combine communication science with ethical perspectives.

MV

4.0Reviewed Jun 28, 2020

This course is really a good course . The lessons where clear and the lectures where really good

RH

5.0Reviewed Jun 20, 2020

This course was one of the best courses I have taken so far. It helped me to understand a lot of concepts about media ethics and governance.

PJ

5.0Reviewed Dec 13, 2021

I learned so much from this course and happily I can add another course in my cv thank you coursera and university of amsterdam <3 love all the way from Philippines

AG

5.0Reviewed Dec 5, 2018

Excellent course for those who want to pursue Media and Communication in near future as a career.

VC

5.0Reviewed May 24, 2020

I got a very good knowledge about media ethics and governancethanking you for help

MM

5.0Reviewed Jun 26, 2020

This course was very good and lots of information was discussed on media ethics and governance

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