1. What are the three most significant facts of the case?
2. What are three facts you would like to know about the case?
3. What is the ethical dilemma related to the case?
4. Who are the moral agents and what is each person’s specific role-related responsibilities?
5. Who are the stakeholders and what is each person’s specific role-related responsibilities?
6. What are the possible positive and negative values of all the moral agents and stakeholders named in Steps 4 and 5 and the two most opposite values from all the lists?
Most opposite values:
7. What are the loyalties of the moral agents and stakeholders named in Steps 4 and 5 and the two most opposite loyalties from all the lists?
Most opposite loyalties:
8. For each of the six moral philosophies used in this book describe either a justification or a criticism that can be applied to a moral agent or a stakeholder named in Steps 4 and 5 in the case study.
Golden rule:
Golden mean:
Hedonism:
Categorical imperative:
Utilitarianism:
Veil of ignorance:
9. What creative and/or credible alternatives could resolve the issue?
Creative:
Credible:
10. What would you do as a member of the media?