Ethics And Entertainment Assignment
Ethics and Entertainment Assignment
The following assignments ask students to investigate and describe the artistic, commercial, and ethical considerations that inform censorship debates about potentially harmful entertainment media content. Students must apply their understanding of the ethical principles and concepts discussed in this course to explain if and why certain types of media content should be censored and, if so, by whom.
Select and complete one of the following assignments:
Option 1: Artisic Freedom, Commercial Demands, & Ethical Responsibility
Option 2: Video Game Censorship
Option 1: Artistic Freedom, Commercial Demands, and Ethical Responsibility
Resources: Case Study 75: “The Voice of America” in Media Ethics; Ch. 17 of Media Ethics; and “Popular Culture: Rage, Rights, and Responsibility” video located on the student website.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that addresses the following:
Explain what arguments entertainers and their supporters use to justify the use of questionable content.
Evaluate the moral, artistic, and commercial underpinnings of those arguments.
Explain what types of content should be censored.
List the criteria that would, from your ethical perspective, be appropriate for limiting access to content.
Explain why these criteria are ethically appropriate.
Explain who should be responsible for censoring content and why.
Cite at least two references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Option 2: Video Game Censorship
Resources: Ch. 14 & 17 of Media Ethics; Case Study 74: “Video Game Rage” in Media Ethics; “Popular Culture: Rage, Rights, and Responsibility” video located on the student website.
Select a popular video game that has been the target of censorship.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that analyzes the arguments for and against the censorship of the video game you selected. Include the following:
Describe the concept and game-play of the video game.
Identify the main arguments for and
The following assignments ask students to investigate and describe the artistic, commercial, and ethical considerations that inform censorship debates about potentially harmful entertainment media content. Students must apply their understanding of the ethical principles and concepts discussed in this course to explain if and why certain types of media content should be censored and, if so, by whom.
Select and complete one of the following assignments:
Option 1: Artisic Freedom, Commercial Demands, & Ethical Responsibility
Option 2: Video Game Censorship
Option 1: Artistic Freedom, Commercial Demands, and Ethical Responsibility
Resources: Case Study 75: “The Voice of America” in Media Ethics; Ch. 17 of Media Ethics; and “Popular Culture: Rage, Rights, and Responsibility” video located on the student website.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that addresses the following:
Explain what arguments entertainers and their supporters use to justify the use of questionable content.
Evaluate the moral, artistic, and commercial underpinnings of those arguments.
Explain what types of content should be censored.
List the criteria that would, from your ethical perspective, be appropriate for limiting access to content.
Explain why these criteria are ethically appropriate.
Explain who should be responsible for censoring content and why.
Cite at least two references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Option 2: Video Game Censorship
Resources: Ch. 14 & 17 of Media Ethics; Case Study 74: “Video Game Rage” in Media Ethics; “Popular Culture: Rage, Rights, and Responsibility” video located on the student website.
Select a popular video game that has been the target of censorship.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that analyzes the arguments for and against the censorship of the video game you selected. Include the following:
Describe the concept and game-play of the video game.
Identify the main arguments for and