Network

The movie Network demonstrates numerous topics in the area of Media Ethics and Public Relations. When Howard Beale announced he was going to kill himself on TV, the Network had to immediate react to it and make a statement. They looked to see what other stations were doing and then had Howard make a statement the next night. When he went on a prophetic rant the next night and ratings started to soar; the network decided to give him his own show. After seeing he was clearly mentally unstable but continuing to encourage it; the network was crossing a serious ethical line. Not to mention the ethical and illegal line they crossed when they decided to kill him on TV.