Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards
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A broadcast captioner receives a call to cover a live news segment on a topic outside their expertise. What is the most ethical course of action?
Answer: Accept but notify the client of potential accuracy limitations in that domain
Ethical practice requires transparency with clients about potential limitations so they can make informed decisions about coverage.
Which of the following best describes the CBC's stance on captioner impartiality during politically charged broadcasts?
Answer: Captioners must render all spoken content accurately regardless of personal views
Impartiality requires accurate verbatim captioning of all spoken content, regardless of the captioner's personal or political views.
When a captioner discovers they made a significant error during a live broadcast, what is the appropriate post-broadcast action?
Answer: Inform the client and document the error in a professional incident log
Transparency and documentation of errors are hallmarks of professional accountability in broadcast captioning.
A CBC-certified captioner is asked to caption content that contains hate speech. Under professional ethics guidelines, they should:
Answer: Caption accurately but may note their discomfort to the client after the broadcast
Professional standards require accurate captioning of all content; concerns may be communicated to the client outside of the live session.
Which behavior would most directly violate the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics for captioners?
Answer: Discussing confidential client broadcast content on social media
Disclosing confidential client information publicly is a clear breach of the confidentiality requirement in the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics.
A captioner is asked by a producer to intentionally omit a guest's verbal stumble during a live broadcast. The captioner should:
Answer: Caption the stumble accurately as spoken
Accurate, verbatim captioning is required regardless of producer preferences, as omissions alter the record of what was said.
How should a CBC-certified captioner handle a situation where they are asked to caption a broadcast in a second language they only partially understand?
Answer: Decline and refer the client to a qualified bilingual captioner
Accepting work beyond one's competence level violates professional ethics; the correct action is to refer the client to a qualified professional.