Ethical Issues in Journalism and the Media

ISBN-13: 9780415069274 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 196 str.

Ruth Chadwick; Andrew Belsey; Ruth Chadwick

Opis

All over the world codes of conduct have been proposed for journalists. In fact ethics is inseparable from journalism, because the practice of journalism is centred on a set of essentially ethical concepts: freedom, democracy, truth, objectivity, honesty, privacy. If the proper role of journalism is seen as providing information, then the ethical questions focus on one issue: maintaining the quality of the information. This issue has become a matter of political controversy and public concern. Many people think the media are inaccurate and biased. The Robert Maxwell case has re-opened the issue of media ownership. Questions of censorship and freedom of information have arisen in connection with Spycatcher, the fight against terrorism in Northern Ireland and the wars in the Falklands and the Gulf. Parliament has threatened statutory controls if the voluntary partnership of the Press Complaints Commission and the newspaper industry cannot curb gross invasions of privacy and other malpractices by the tabloid press. There is much concern about the trivialising and exploitative representation of women in the media. This book addresses issues such as these.

Recenzje

`...this book provides a stimulating, accessible and reliable guide.' - Chris Arthur, Contemporary Review

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Ethics and politics of the media, Andrew Belsey, Ruth Chadwick; Chapter 2 Journalism in the market place, John O’Neill; Chapter 3 Owners, editors and journalists, Bruce Hanlin; Chapter 4 Freedom of speech, the media and the law, David Burnet; Chapter 5 Codes of conduct for journalists, Nigel G.E. Harris; Chapter 6 Privacy, publicity and politics, Andrew Belsey; Chapter 7 Honesty in investigative journalism, Jennifer Jackson; Chapter 8 Objectivity, bias and truth, Andrew Edgar; Chapter 9 Women and the press, Teresa Stratford; Chapter 10 The oxygen of publicity, Paul Gilbert; Chapter 11 Something more important than truth, Kevin Williams;

O autorze

Andrew Belsey, Ruth Chadwick