Broadcast News and Beyond
Radio and Television broadcasting, Cable and Satellite broadcasting and, now, Internet streaming have vastly changed the reasons for and manner in which audience members use “programming content,” especially for news consumption.
Describe and discuss the following prompt with specific documented examples of events or happenings within the time frame of 2019-2021.
What legal and ethical obligations do broadcast reporters have to report on protests and violence involving public officials when law enforcement officials are telling them to leave the scene?”
What technological changes influence how reporters gather and deliver news to audience members? What legal and ethical challenges do reporters face because they must deliver the news of each story covered across several media platforms?
What legal protections should broadcast reporters have to ensure truth and accuracy in reporting? How does media literacy help audience members to determine what is “fake news” or “mis/dis-information?” from news offered by broadcast reporters on the scene of protests and violence?
