Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning challenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication through original case studies and commentaries about real-life media experiences. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating ethical awareness. It introduces the Potter Box, with its four dimensions of moral analysis, to provide a framework for exploring the steps in moral reasoning and analyzing the cases. Focusing on a wide spectrum of ethical issues faced by media practitioners, the cases in this Tenth Edition include the most recent issues in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and entertainment. Visit the companion website at www.mediaethicsbook.com.
This revised edition includes chapters such as “Ethics and the Law,” “Conflicts of Interest,” “Privacy,” and “Source/Reporter Relationships.” Describing the basic connection between ethical journalism and excellent ...
... Propaganda Blitz, focusing on the corporate media's smearing of Julian Assange and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Libyan war coverage, Syria, Yemen, the BBC as a propaganda machine, and so on.36 Given the centrality of the secret ...
Part of that deal involved paying $240,000 to Armstrong Williams, a frequent conservative African American commentator on television, to tout the U.S. Department of Education's No Child Left Behind policy. He did so repeatedly, ...
This second edition has been thoroughly updated to cover current research and scholarship, and recent developments and technological changes.
media organizations to view their work from a global perspective. In this manner, globalists sow the seeds of global ethics. This is the first practical step in making the project a significant part of media culture and media ethics.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to media ethics and an exploration of how it must change to adapt to today's media revolution.
Each story is presented as a narrative, so students can work through the ethical dilemmas as they unfold, encouraging readers to think about and ask the question: “What would I do if this happened to me?” By creating a more personalized ...
Shortly after Washington Post celebrity journalist Bob Woodward of Watergate fame published his book Plan of Attack in 2004, he also appeared as a guest on the same 60 Minutes program at CBS. The network is owned by the media giant ...
Media & Ethics
This book introduces readers to several ethical theories that enable journalists to recognize, analyze, and evaluate ethical situations--and to make responsible decisions for the right reasons. Drawing on the most...