Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Lingayen Campus
College of Education
Teacher Education Specialization Courses
2nd Semester, AY. 2020-2021
Assignment (GE 4 BSED ENGLISH A) Ethics in Communication

Name: Pamela Dorothy L. Castro Date: March 19, 2021

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Communication Ethics is how a person uses language, media, journalism, and

creates relationships that are guided by an individual's moral and values. These ethics consider
being aware of the consequences of behavior and consequences; it's to “respect other points of
view and tolerate disagreement. Principles of ethics include being honest, being fair, as well as
integrity of one's own words. Ethical communication is crucial due to its emphasis on the
responsibility of people to keep society civil. With the concern of fake news becoming more
prevalent in today's society, the importance with ethical communication has been significant. The
basic principles are:
- Seek to “elicit the best” in communications and interactions with other group members.
- Listen when others speak.
- Speak non-judgmentally.
- Speak from your own experience and perspective, expressing your own thoughts, needs, and
feelings.
- Seek to understand others (rather than to be “right” or “more ethical than thou”).
- Avoid speaking for others, for example by characterizing what others have said without
checking your understanding, or by universalizing your opinions, beliefs, values, and
conclusions, assuming everyone shares them.
- Manage your own personal boundaries: share only what you are comfortable sharing.
- Respect the personal boundaries of others.
- Avoid interrupting and side conversations.
- Make sure that everyone has time to speak, that all members have relatively equal “air time” if
they want it.
An example of ethical communication include a company providing a community with warning
of disturbances which may take place in their area and responding to any crisis quickly and
honestly. On an interpersonal level, ethical communication involves being honest and
transparent. In sum, communication in today's globally interdependent world has both
extraordinarily creative and devastatingly harmful potential. In such an environment, the
relationship of communication to ethics takes on special importance. Discerning more or less
ethical pathways for communication in any given context will prove key to meaningful
relationships, to responsible participation in the global economy, to the understanding and
resolution of complex social and political issues, and to responsive civic engagement. The core
values, virtues, skills, and related resources explored in this chapter are designed to equip
individuals and groups for this dynamic and vital undertaking.