Ethics of Using Simulation Visuals On Air on Television News Program

Abstract

Research on “Ethics of Using Simulation Visuals On Air on Television News Program” is a qualitative research project. The objectives of the research are to create guidelines for developing an ethical framework for presenting appropriate simulation graphics through in-depth interviews with 8 experts from 4 sample groups and groups interview with 10 media recipients. The study is divided into 2 parts: 1. Ethical problems found in graphics simulating events in television news presentations and 2. An appropriate ethical framework provides guidelines for the use of graphical simulations.              The study found that Ethical issues encountered in simulation graphics in television news presentations, experts and the public who receive the media have consistent opinions. It is shown that there are 5 similar opinions: accuracy, information source, objectivity, human rights, and personal rights. The issue that experts and the media recipients had the most consistent views on was human rights. Ethical issues that were not found during the interviews were copyright and benefits. The appropriate ethical framework provides guidelines for using graphical simulations. It will consist of 6 guidelines: human rights, individual rights, accuracy, resources, objectivity and public benefits. From these 6 approaches, the researcher came up with findings and developed them into “Model of recommendations for ethical conduct for creating graphic simulations of events in television news presentations” is divided into 3 steps: 1. The process of selecting news topics. The principles of ethics are public interest and trustworthiness of information sources 2. Process of producing graphic simulations of events. The principles of ethics are accuracy in every aspect, objectivity, respect for human rights and respect for personal rights and 3. Presentation process in television programs. The principles of ethics are respect for human rights. Setting ethical guidelines in using graphic simulations in television news presentations obtained from this research is considered an important part of the ethical foundation. It can be further developed to become a practice principle for creating appropriate graphics simulations in the future.