What were the major guidelines developed by the 1947 Hutchinson Commission on Social Responsibility in Journalism?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
The guidelines were based on two fundamental ideas: One, whoever enjoys a special measure of freedom, like a professional journalist, has an obligation to society to use their freedoms and powers responsibly. Second, society's welfare is paramount, more important than individual careers or even individual rights.

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a. transformational b. laissez-faire c. democratic d. trait

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Assume that you have been asked to write a speech on the benefits of exercise to alleviate stress

You will incorporate support materials to improve your credibility and to keep your audience's interest. Identify and describe the seven types of materials and use three as examples for your speech. (Examples will vary.) What will be an ideal response?

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Jenny is looking through a popular women's magazine. She notices that most of the advertisements deal with beauty, looking young, or losing weight. These social values in the media are examples of __________

a. the particular other b. the generalized other c. direct definition d. identity scripts e. none of the above

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