The Dean Lecture Series Continues With A Lesson On Ethics
By: Arika Lawrence
Issue date: 11/14/07 Section: News
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A lecture that was presumed to focus on living up to the ethical standards in the real world morphed into students realizing it starts within the Clark Atlanta University cultural creed.
The School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Mass Media Department hosted the Dean Fall Lecture Series on October 30 in the Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall in the Robert L. Woodruff Library.
Students heard enthralling words from Kenny Irby, visual journalism group leader and diversity program director of Poynter Institution, and Andre Jones, former CNN representative.
Irby's focal topic for the lecture was: "Everyday Ethics and Integrity: How to Identify and Reinforce Ethics in Today's World," where he stressed the importance of understanding the "three fundamental levels of ethics: met ethics-exploration or investigation of ones principles and why it is important; normative ethics-the moral standards to follow such like the cultural creed of CAU; and applied ethics-the action of utilizing correct moral decisions."
In addition to upholding the three fundamental structures of ethics, Irby acknowledged a high standard of "credibility-what people do when people are watching and integrity-the foundation of decisions you make when nobody is watching" should be present in order to have a brighter future in the media realm.
"We are all works in progress… [a] journalist's ultimate goal is to maximize the truth and minimize the harm," Irby said.
Yet still, Irby acknowledges that "some ethical decision can lead to bad decisions" especially as it relates to college students who "plagiarize on papers, forging signatures on documents and stealing items"- all of these actions equate to poor ethical decisions.
Jones may not have had much to say but his words pierced like a knife in students ears when he described the atmosphere of CAU of having negative qualities. Jones spoke of "disrespectful students" who do not abide by the rules of the school.
The School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Mass Media Department hosted the Dean Fall Lecture Series on October 30 in the Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall in the Robert L. Woodruff Library.
Students heard enthralling words from Kenny Irby, visual journalism group leader and diversity program director of Poynter Institution, and Andre Jones, former CNN representative.
Irby's focal topic for the lecture was: "Everyday Ethics and Integrity: How to Identify and Reinforce Ethics in Today's World," where he stressed the importance of understanding the "three fundamental levels of ethics: met ethics-exploration or investigation of ones principles and why it is important; normative ethics-the moral standards to follow such like the cultural creed of CAU; and applied ethics-the action of utilizing correct moral decisions."
In addition to upholding the three fundamental structures of ethics, Irby acknowledged a high standard of "credibility-what people do when people are watching and integrity-the foundation of decisions you make when nobody is watching" should be present in order to have a brighter future in the media realm.
"We are all works in progress… [a] journalist's ultimate goal is to maximize the truth and minimize the harm," Irby said.
Yet still, Irby acknowledges that "some ethical decision can lead to bad decisions" especially as it relates to college students who "plagiarize on papers, forging signatures on documents and stealing items"- all of these actions equate to poor ethical decisions.
Jones may not have had much to say but his words pierced like a knife in students ears when he described the atmosphere of CAU of having negative qualities. Jones spoke of "disrespectful students" who do not abide by the rules of the school.
