COM3707 Assignment 3 2025 - Distinction Guaranteed _ UNISA

This document provides a 100% TRUSTED full solution for COM3707 Assignment 3 (Semester 2, 2025). It delivers clear, well-structured academic answers on media ethics and normative media theories, covering: Ethics & Media Ethics: Principles guiding human and media conduct, with key distinctions between meta-ethics, normative ethics, and professional media ethics. Meta-Ethical Theories: Core ideas of Aristotle’s Golden Mean, Kant’s Categorical Imperative, and Ethical Relativism. Normative Media Theories: Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Development theories explained with origins, features, and application. Public Communication Values: Freedom, equality, and order as benchmarks for reassessing media theories. Legislation & Media Ethics in South Africa: Constitutional protections for media, Broadcasting Act, POPIA, SABC editorial codes, and dangers of over-regulation. Self-Reflection: Personal learning outcomes, skills gained, and ethical awareness developed through the assignment. This pack is ideal for UNISA students taking COM3707 (Media Ethics), offering an in-depth yet practical understanding of ethical frameworks, case law, and South African legislation in relation to media practice.