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Ethics and Deontology

Ethics and Deontology

Code	16557
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Philosophy
Entry requirements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	This curricular unit aims to encourage reflection on the ethical issues associated with journalistic practice and raise awareness of the importance of professional ethics, highlighting the role of journalism in the general and ethical-moral training of individuals. At the end of this curricular unit, the student must be able to (i) explain the role and value of professional ethics; (ii) state the main contents of journalistic ethics; (iii) discuss the assumptions and implications of journalists’ code of ethics; (iv) evaluate journalistic practice in light of ethical principles and deontological standards.
Syllabus	1. Propedeutics 1.1. Circumscription of the concept of ethics 1.2. Ethical typology 2. Work ethics 2.1. Applied ethics 2.2. Ethics, law and deontology 2.3. Professional ethics: ethics in media professionals 2.4. Business ethics: journalism in an economic logic 2.5. Ethics and journalism on the web 3. Ethics and deontology in Journalism 3.1. The Code of Ethics as normative support 3.2. The contents of deontological codes 3.3. Weaknesses and strengths of deontology 3.4. Ethical dilemmas
Main Bibliography	Santos, J. M. (2012), Introdução à Ética, Lisboa: Documenta. CAMPONEZ, C. (2014), ‘’Entre verdade e respeito – Por uma ética do cuidado no jornalismo’’ in?Comunicação e Sociedade, vol. 25, pp. 110-123. CHOMSKY N. (2002), Media control, New York: Seven Stories Press. COMISSÃO DAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS (2001), Livro verde, Bruxelas: Comissão Europeia. CORNU, D. (1999). Jornalismo e Verdade: para uma ética da informação. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget. CORTINA A. (2003), Razón pública y éticas aplicadas. Los caminos de la razón práctica en una sociedad pluralista, Madrid: Tecnos. DAVID M. D. & LAMBOTTE F. (2014), «Entre discours, actions et éthique: pour une proposition de méthode d’analyse de la légitimité des stratégies de communication de RSE» in Revue Internationale Communication sociale et publique, www.ricsp.uqam.ca.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.