Use of Media and

Information
Media
Media are the
communication outlets
or tools used to store
and deliver information
or data.
The term refers to means the
mass media communications
industry, such as print media,
publishing, the news media,
photography, cinema,
broadcasting (radio and
television), and advertising is
using.
At this current setting, media user
can be just everyone who is
capable of producing information
by simply posting at Facebook,
YouTube and Tik Tok or browsing
over the internet. Since traditional
media has made its crossover to
social media.
Traditional media require
adherence to ethics and
professionalism.
 Thus, the Journalism ethics
and standards are a must for
its practitioners.
Journalistic
ethics and
standards
This comprise principles of
ethics and good practice
applicable to journalists. This
subset of media ethics is known
as journalism's professional
"Code Of Ethics" and the
"Canons Of Journalism".
The basic codes and canons
commonly appear in statements
by professional journalism
associations and individual print,
broadcast, and online news
organizations.
While various codes may have some
differences, most share common
elements including the
Principles Of Truthfulness,
Accuracy
Objectivity
 Impartiality
Fairness
Public Accountability
as these apply to the
acquisition of newsworthy
information and its
subsequent dissemination
to the public.
 Like many broader ethical systems, the
ethics of journalism include the principle
of "limitation of harm." This may involve
the withholding of certain details from
reports, such as the names of minor
children, crime victims' names, or
information not materially related to the
news report where the release of such
information might, for example, harm
someone's reputation.
Some journalistic codes of
ethics, notably some
European codes, also include
a concern with
discriminatory references in
news based in race, religion,
sexual orientation, and
physical or mental
disabilities.
Current Media State
Anyone who has the right
gadget, the capability to produce
audio video clips, still image, and
able to upload it to any social
media online can be considered
a media user.
Person that is able to
manipulate, enjoy and satisfy
self from the likes of it belongs
to this categorization.
Teenagers are among the
multitude of social media
users.
Some of them opt to do
blogging and vlogging due to
ease putting oneself into it.
Having done so, these people
must acquire at least the
minimum knowledge and
attitude to own up such a
significant endeavor to level up
the trade.
Characteristics of
Responsible Media User
 A responsible user and
competent producer of media
and information should have
these characteristics:

 Must be Curious
 General knowledge
 The ability to write
 Professionalism
 Objective
 Should have Ethics.
 Must be Curious

Those who release information into

the public from any platform should
have a natural curiosity.
Being a curious creator, be a truth
seeker. Ask tough and important
questions. Gather more
information. Be detail oriented
 General knowledge
Having a general knowledge of
different topics permits one to
be more confident in whatever
he or she is releasing to the
public.
They know that the information
is correct and prepares them for
any dispute that could arise.
 The Ability To Write

 The ability to write has to do more with

the success of information distribution.
Any faults in writing may cause your
potential reader to lose interest and
move to another article.
 The ability to hold your reader’s
attention is very important if you want to
get your point across and this is where
writing skills play a part.
 Professionalism and should
have ethics.
Professionalism covers
many grounds, it includes
objectivity and ethics.
Being a professional means
you are doing what is
expected of you, in this case
as a provider of correct
information.
This can only be achieved by
maintaining objectivity which is
easier said than done since we
are all prone to taking a side.
This is why we need a firm grip
on our values when it comes to
information dissemination.
A producer of information would
have to stop and ask himself what
kind of person he is and act upon it.
This is where ethics play a large
part in whether what is released to
the public is the truth, half-truths or
lies
 Objective

Information today comes from

everywhere; it is driven by
advertising which could blur the
truth in many cases.
It is up to the users or receivers of
information to arm themselves with
the knowledge to verify what is out
there