Media Ethics and Social Change

ISBN-13: 9780415971980 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 224 str.

Valerie Alia

Opis

This text introduces students to the challenges of media ethics and socially responsible media practice. Using US and international case studies based on real-life experiences of journalists, newsmakers, policy makers, and consumers, Valerie Alia invites readers to examine the pressing ethical and moral questions faced by the media and develop strategies for ethical problem solving and decision-making.
Media Ethics and Social Change engages with many contemporary debates about media bias, the ethics of interviewing, minority representation, tabloid journalism, military propaganda, and political spin. Designed for students, the book includes imaginative student exercises, valuable suggestions for further reading, and a useful appendix of ethics codes for all major international news outlets. This book is essential reading for any student of media and communication.

Recenzje

"...of real use for university courses in journalism and media studies." -- Terry Threadgold, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Preface 1. Life, the universe and ethics I: everyday problems and ethical theories 2. Life, the universe and ethics II: social scientific theories and ethical practice 3. Lies, truths and realities: the search for a responsible practice 4. The ethics of accuracy and inclusion: reflecting and respecting diversity 5. The empire strikes forward: internationalisation of the media 6. Struggle and spin: politics, politicians and the media 7. A picture is worth a thousand...: ethics and images 8. 'Trust me, I'm a friend': the ethics of interviewing 9. Specialist media: entertaining and informing the public 10. Changing technologies: prospects and problems 11. Codes and principles: what (and where) are they, and are they useful? Appendices A Notes on case analysis B Journalists and journalism on film: an ethics-based filmography and videography C Media ethics resources on the Internet D Codes of practice and statements of principles Bibliography Index

O autorze

Valerie Alia is Reader in Media Ethics and Culture in the University of Sunderland School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture; Senior Associate of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge; and Co-Research Director of the Institute of Communication Ethics. She has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist and an academic in Britain, Canada, and the United States.