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Media Activity 2

Media Activity 2

Q SPAD 284- Issues and Ethics in Sport Media Activity #2 - Untold: Malice at the Palace Directions: Watch Untold: Malice at the Palace on Netflix. Once you watch the documentary, fully answer each of the following questions using complete sentences. Please type your responses (in a different font color) directly on this document and upload it to Blackboard. 1) Give a brief review of the documentary (one paragraph of at least three sentences). 2) Identify an ethical dilemma present in the documentary. To receive credit, explain how it is an ethical dilemma by incorporating the three components of an ethical dilemma into your response (hint: look at slide 11 from the very first PowerPoint in class). 3) Define two types of violence covered this week (i.e., Brutal Body Contact, Borderline, Quasi-Criminal, and/or Criminal Violence). Next, provide a specific example of how each of the two types of violence was present in the documentary. 4) Based on the testimonies from the documentary and your personal opinion, give two examples of solutions that may have combatted the violence that occurred during Malice at the Palace. 5) This documentary discusses the integration of framing and the storytelling narrative. In your opinion, did the framing of the players by the media and the NBA paint the true story of what occurred? Do you think the league should have taken a different stance? Why or why not?

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1. The documentary is about an incident that happened during the National Basket Association (NBA) game between Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in November 2004. There was a fight between the two teams where the NBA suspended nine players, including Wallace and the artist who started the fight. They were burned from 146 games and among the nine players; five were charged with assault and sentenced to one year in prison and community service. 2. Ben Wallace faced an ethical dilemma in the documentary when he attempted to layup the shot, but instead, it was fouled from behind by Ron Artest.