Media Ethics: Issues and Cases

Description

Media Ethics, Ninth Edition is a diverse, classroom tested compilation of 60 diverse cases that will help students prepare for the ethical situations they will confront in their media careers. Ninety percent of the cases are based on actual events, and authors from many institutions and media outlets contributed both real-life and hypothetical cases. There is a strong focus on ethical theory and practice throughout the book, which works well as both a main text in a media ethics course, and in an 'across the curriculum' approach in other media courses. Every chapter has been revised to include the most significant research and thinking about the individual topics in the field, including more attention to emerging ethical theory in the areas of privacy, truth telling, and the political role of the news media. Key updates to the Ninth Edition: - A new chapter devoted to the theory and practice of social justice - 25 new cases covering current topics as diverse as “weedvertising,” “Doxxing,” drones, and sexual harassment in the newsroom - The implications of digital content throughout multiple media industries and platforms - Fake news - Technological invasions of privacy - The blending of entertainment, infotainment, and news Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Brief Contents......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Foreword......Page 12 Preface......Page 15 1 An Introduction to Ethical Decision- Making......Page 18 2 Information Ethics: A Profession Seeks the Truth......Page 41 3 Strategic Communication: Does Client Advocate Mean Consumer Adversary?......Page 81 4 Loyalty: Choosing Between Competing Allegiances......Page 115 5 Privacy: Looking for Solitude in the Global Village......Page 151 6 Mass Media in a Democratic Society: Keeping a Promise......Page 186 7 Media Economics: The Deadline Meets the Bottom Line......Page 226 8 Picture This: The Ethics of Photo and Video Journalism......Page 268 9 Informing a Just Society......Page 303 10 The Ethical Dimensions of Art and Entertainment......Page 331 11 Becoming a Moral Adult......Page 366 References......Page 378 Index......Page 394