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Media Ethics: Issues and Cases

Lanham; Boulder: Rowman & Littlefield, 9th ed. (2019), xv, 380 pp.

Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 361-376, index

ISBN 978-1-5381-1258-8; 978-1-5381-1259-5 (ebook)

"The ninth edition of Media Ethics: Issues and Cases has been updated to reflect the most pressing ethical issues in media. Featuring 25 new cases on hot topic issues from fake news to drones and a new chapter on social justice, this authoritative case book gives students the tools to make ethical decisions in an increasingly complex environment." (Publisher description)
1 An Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making, 1
2 Information Ethics: A Profession Seeks the Truth, 24
3 Strategic Communication: Does Client Advocate Mean Consumer Adversary? 64
4 Loyalty: Choosing Between Competing Allegiances, 98
5 Privacy: Looking for Solitude in the Global Village, 134
6 Mass Media in a Democratic Society: Keeping a Promise, 169
7 Media Economics: The Deadline Meets the Bottom Line, 209
8 Picture This: The Ethics of Photo and Video Journalism, 251
9 Informing a Just Society, 286
10 The Ethical Dimensions of Art and Entertainment, 314
11 Becoming a Moral Adult, 349