The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics

ISBN-13: 9781138681330 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 534 str.

Lee Wilkins;Clifford G. Christians

Opis

This handbook brings together the intellectual history of mass media ethics over the past 30 years. The chapters included herein summarize existing research and thinking in the field, as well as setting agenda items for future research that is grounded in both philosophy and the social sciences. Each chapter includes a section that summarizes current understandings and research in the field. Contributions come from many of the best mind in the field the world over and include those that have worked as journalists, public relations professionals, and advertising practitioners. Features and coverage include:

• Up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of media ethics, including source ethics, social media, the roots of law in ethics, and documentary film

• Professional practice that cross many professional boundaries
• Institutional perspectives

• Experienced, top-tier editors, advisory board, and contributors
• A global perspective

Taken in its totality, the Handbook of Media Ethics provides an examination of the depth and the breadth of current thinking on media ethics. For students and for professionals, this book will provide both insight and direction. Standing apart in its comprehensive and in-depth coverage, the Handbook is required reading for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in media, mass communication, journalism, ethics, and related areas.

Spis treści

Introduction PART 1: FOUNDATIONS 1. A Philosophically Based Inquiry into the Nature of Communicating Humans 2. A Short History of Media Ethics in the United States 3. Essential Shared Values and 21^st Century Journalism 4. Moral Development: A Psychological Approach to Understanding Moral Decision-Making 5. On the Unfortunate Divide Between Media Ethics and Media Law 6. The Search for Universals 7. Justice in Media Ethics  PART II: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE  8. Truth and Objectivity 9. Photojournalism Ethics: A 21^st Century Primal Dance of Behavior, Technology, and Ideology 10. Why Diversity Is an Ethical Issue  11. The Ethics of Advocacy: Moral Reasoning in the Practice of Public Relations 12. The Ethics of Propaganda and the Propaganda of Ethics 13. Exploring Latin American Advertising Ethics:  Legislation and Self-Regulation 14. Serious Moral Problems and Emerging Ethical Issues in China’s Media 15. Perspectives on Pornography Demand Ethical Critique 16. Violence 17. The Eroding Boundaries Between News and Entertainment and What They Mean for Democratic Politics  18. What Can We Get Away With? The Ethics of Art and Entertainment in a Neoliberal World 19. Culture Is Normative  PART 3: CONCRETE ISSUES  20. Justice as a Journalistic Value and Goal 21. Transparency in Journalism: Meanings, Merits, and Risks 22. Coercion, Consent, and the Struggle for Social Media 23. Digital Ethics in Autonomous Systems 24. Peace Journalism 25. Toward an Institution-Based Theory of Privacy  PART 4: INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS  26. Islamic Reform for Democracy and Global Peace 27. Buddhist Moral Ethics: Intend No Harm, Intend to Be of Benefit 28. Communitarianism 29. Feminist Media Ethics 30. Spatial Ethics and Freedom of Expression 31. Media Ownership in a Corporate Age 32. The Media in Evil Circumstances 33. Ethical Tensions in News Making: What Journalism Has in Common with Other Professions