Media ethics is the subdivision of applied ethics dealing with the specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the Internet.
Ethical constrains
Protecting under 18's - the privacy of children and getting the parents of the childs consent, e.g. shows such as bid brother and celebrity juice. because those shows include bad language, smoking and drinking and also adult topics.
Power to influence the public - where media industries can twist the sound or video clips to make the public belive something that is false.
Things that could offend or harm anyone - this means understaniding what could cause veiwers or listeners harm. forr example, at the begging or end of a show there could be warnings if it something that could lead the veiwers to distress. For emxample Waterloo road have help lines at the end of the show to help people who have been effected by the programme.
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