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\n\tHome<\/a>\n<\/span>\/<\/span>\n\tStudents<\/a>\n<\/span>\/<\/span>\n\tPart 4: Entertainment<\/a>\n<\/span>\/<\/span>\n\tChapter 15: Profits, Wealth, and Public Trust\n<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n
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Chapter 15: Profits, Wealth, and Public Trust<\/h1>\n\n\n

Many ethical debates emanate from the competing forces of profits, wealth, and public trust. Media conglomerates, some of the world\u2019s most powerful multinational companies, often pursue profits at all costs, resulting in the abuse of media consumers. In this chapter, we consider the profit motives of these companies and of individual media professionals. We discuss both the positive effects of personal ethical behavior and the willingness to sacrifice truthfulness when it\u2019s economically advantageous. We also examine and discuss how to best navigate the persuasive influences of popular media programs that sometimes erode our individual ethical choices as well as our social norms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 15 – Video Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Key question for the chapter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How does the human tendency to continually seek after money and power corrupt the entertainment industry worldwide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How does human greed often motivate entertainment industry leaders to make profit more important than protecting the physical, emotional, and psychological health of their customers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Without placing a high value on protecting the innocence of children and the integrity of the family, entertainment productions can easily drift into entertainment-degradation, resulting in entertainment productions filled with gratuitous violence and sexual content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How do we balance the need to tell authentic stories through media with the need to protect media consumers from content that incited unethical and immoral beliefs and behavior?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Case 67<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. What is the ethical implication of a Hollywood feature film being sold on DVD in the night market in Bangkok before it is released at theaters in the U.S.?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are sone of the cultural differences that lead to different understandings on the ethical issue of protecting copyright?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How might it be possible to develop an international agreement to protect the creators of artistic content from losing their means of financial support?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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