Ethics and Journalism
London: Sage (2003), 196 pp.
Contains index, bibliogr. pp. 176-185, index
ISBN 0-7619-6966-7 (hbk); 0-7619-6967-5 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Ethics-E 2003
"Ethics and Journalism provides a comprehensive overview of the main approaches to ethical enquiry in Western journalism. It examines the ethical dilemmas faced by journalists in all areas of the media and sets out ways of achieving ethical journalism. Ethics and Journalism explores such subjects as: private lives and the public interest, relations to sources and coverage of death, disease and destruction; examines the role of regulation and self-regulation of the media industry; discusses strategies of good journalism; thoroughly examines the role of industry codes." (Publisher description)
1 Ethics and Journalism? 1
2 Thinking about Ethics, 14
3 Virtue Ethics, 27
4 Lying to Tell a Story, 40
5 Faking it, 53
6 Freedom's Scope, 63
7 Private Lives and Public Interest, 77
8 Death, Disease and Destruction, 93
9 Liaisons Dangereuses: Reporters and Sources, 107
10 Conflicts of Interest, 120
11 The Bottom Line, 128
12 Self-Regulation and Codes of Conduct, 139
13 Blaming the Harlots, 149
14 The Good Journalist, 160
2 Thinking about Ethics, 14
3 Virtue Ethics, 27
4 Lying to Tell a Story, 40
5 Faking it, 53
6 Freedom's Scope, 63
7 Private Lives and Public Interest, 77
8 Death, Disease and Destruction, 93
9 Liaisons Dangereuses: Reporters and Sources, 107
10 Conflicts of Interest, 120
11 The Bottom Line, 128
12 Self-Regulation and Codes of Conduct, 139
13 Blaming the Harlots, 149
14 The Good Journalist, 160
