Journalism Ethics: A Reference Handbook

Journalism Ethics: A Reference Handbook
ISBN-10
0874368731
ISBN-13
9780874368734
Series
Journalism Ethics
Category
Philosophy (General)
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Authors
Deni Elliott, Elliot D. Cohen

Description

Journalistic ethics are defined, explored, and analyzed in this comprehensive and timely volume. Topic examples include confidentiality of news sources, the right to privacy, deception of news sources, freedom of the press, the role of the media in shaping public policy, news bias, whistle-blowing and the press, journalistic morality and professional competence, ethical problems in broadcast journalism, social responsibility and magazines, and journalistic ethics and computer technology. Readers can also find summaries of relevant ethical codes, for example, the American Society of Newspaper Editors Code of Ethics and the American Federation of Advertising Principles. A must-have reference source for students, teachers, journalist, and editors.

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