Journalistic Ethics Moral Responsibility In The Media

Author:

Jacquette, Dale

ISBN-13:

9780131825390

ISBN:

0131825399

Edition: 1
Pub Date: 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary: We all depend in many ways on accurate, timely news reporting, but is the accuracy of news a given? And how much responsibility does a journalist have for its accuracy? Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Mediaexamines the moral rights and responsibilities of journalists to provide what Dale Jacquette calls "truth telling in the public interest." With 31 case studies from contemporary journalistic practi...ce, the book demonstrates the immediate practical implications of ethics for working journalists as well as for those who read or watch the news. This case-study approach is paired with a theoretical grounding, and issues include freedom of the press, censorship and withholding sensitive information for the greater public good, protection of confidential sources, journalistic respect for privacy, objectivity, perspective and bias, and editorial license and its obligations. This is a book for anyone who now works in journalism, or is considering a career as a journalist. It is also important groundwork for everyone who follows the day's events in newspapers, radio, television, or on the internet. [read more]

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