Journalism ethics a philosophical approach - Meyers, Christopher 1957- (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2010)
Introduction / Christopher Meyers -- Pt. 1. Theoretical and conceptual foundations -- Ethics theory and decision-making -- An explanation and a method for the ethics of journalism / Deni Elliott and David Ozar -- Moral development and journalism / Renita Coleman -- History and justification -- Journalistic independence as first amendment guarantee and moral obligation / Stephanie Craft -- The moral justification for journalism / Sandra Borden -- The search for global media ethics / Herman Wasserman -- What is journalism? Who is a journalist? -- Why journalism is a profession / Michael Davis -- Who is a journalist? / Jay Black -- The practice of journalism : digital journalism / Jane Singer -- Objectivity -- Inventing objectivity : new philosophical foundations / Stephen J.A. Ward -- Is objective news possible? / Carrie Figdor -- Pt. 2. The practice of journalism -- The business of journalism -- Journalism's tangled web : business, ethics and professional practice / Ian Richards -- "The decline of the news business" / Rick Edmonds -- "Covering a world that's falling apart, when yours is too" / Marty Steffens -- Privacy -- The ethics of privacy / Clifford G. Christians -- Understanding and respecting privacy / Candace Gauthier -- Approaching the news, reporters, and consumers -- Conflicting loyalties and personal choices / Jacqui Banaszynski -- "A robust future for conflict of interest" / Edward Wasserman -- Respecting sources; confidentiality : critical but not absolute / Aaron Quinn -- Consumers and the news : the ethical responsibilities of news consumers / Wendy Wyatt -- Getting the story -- The ethos of "getting the story" / Patrick Lee Plaisance -- Mitigation watchdogs : the ethical foundation for a journalist's role / Lee Wilkins -- Ethics and images -- Image ethics in personal and public domains / Julianne H. Newton and Rick Williams -- Ethics and images : five major concerns / Paul Martin Lester.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Journalistic ethics