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Moral Reasoning for Journalists
Second Edition
Steven Knowlton, Bill Reader
ISBN:
0-313-34548-1
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-34548-7
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0313345481
264 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
12/23/2008
List Price:
$72.95
(
UK Sterling Price: £50.95
)
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Hardcover
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Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Communications
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Journalism
Communications
»
Communications (General)
Description:
Despite the fact that the public's trust in the news media is at historic lows, despite the fact that hardly a day goes by without another report of unethical behavior by news professionals, journalists and teachers remain dedicated to ethical issues—perhaps more so now than at any other time in history. News companies are developing rigorous codes of conduct; journalists and editors are vigorously reporting on ethical lapses by their peers, and many journalism schools are creating standalone courses in journalism ethics and hiring faculty members who are devoted to ethics research and instruction. Using more than two-dozen actual cases from around the world to examine and apply those principles of ethical journalism, Knowlton and Reader suggest an easy-to-follow, commonsense approach to making ethical decisions in the newsroom as deadlines loom.
Moral Reasoning for Journalists
serves as an introduction to the underpinnings of journalism ethics, and as a guide for journalists and journalism teachers looking for ways to make ethical choices beyond going with your gut.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
A Note to Our Fellow Journalists
Part I. Locating Ethical Journalism in the Western Tradition
1. Introduction to Ethical Thinking
2. The Political Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism
3. The Philosophical Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism
4. The Economic Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism
5. The Principles of Ethical Journalism
6. Solving Moral Dilemmas on Deadline: Balancing Competing Elements
Part II. Case Studies: The Principles in Play on the Front Lines
7. Objectivity vs. Bias: How Close Is Too Close When The Subject Is A Little Girl?
8. Objectivity vs. Bias: Keeping Cool When You Get a Hot Quote
9. Objectivity vs. Bias: A Reporter With AIDS Depth of Understanding or Obvious Bias
10. Fairness and Balance: The hostile interview: What Sets 'Real' Journalism Apart from 'Fake' News
11. Fairness and Balance: A Candidate's Past
12. Fairness and Balance: When A Journalist Balks at ...
13. Conflict of Interest: The Graffiti Artists: Turn 'Em In, Get the Story, Or Both?
14. Conflicts of Interest: When your own newspaper is in the news
15. Conflicts of Interest: Primary Authorship: Can You Lie about Your Day Job?
16. Privacy vs. The Public's Right to Know: Private Citizens in the Courts: When to Name Names
17. Privacy vs. The Public's Right to Know: Sex in an Elevator: Legitimate News or Sophomoric Titillation?
18. Privacy vs. The Public's Right to Know: Suicide: Important News or a Grotesque Invasion of Privacy?
19. Sensitivity vs. Responsibility to Inform: Offensive Cartoons: Inciting Anger or Inspiring Serious Debate?
20. Sensitivity vs. Responsibility to Inform: When journalists put themselves in harms way
21. Sensitivity vs. Responsibility to Inform: The Grisly War Photo: Powerful Information, but What about Taste?
22. Verification and Attribution: 'Memogate': The Reporting Scandal that Trumped the Real Story
23. Verification and Attribution: Anonymous sources from Deep Throat to the Clinton-Lewinski affair
24. Verification and Attribution: Anonymity in Feedback from the Public How 'Open' Should Forums Be?
25. Avoid Deception: The Casting Couch: Is entrapping a libidinous actor serious news or simply a ratings stunt?
26. Avoid Deception: Is It OK to Use Deception to Reveal Shady World Politics?
27. Correction and Clarification: The Brilliant Student with A Dark Past: How Much is Relevant In Follow-up Reports?
28. Correction and Clarification: Fact-checking Candidates' Claims on the Campaign Trail
Conclusion: What is a Journalist?
Bibliography
About the Author:
Steven Knowlton
is Professor of Journalism at Dublin City University. He has 18 years of professional newspaper experience, and continues to freelance for the
New York Times
and other major newspapers. He is the author/editor of six books, including the first edition of
Moral Reasoning for Journalists, The Journalist's Moral Compass
(with Patrick R. Parsons) and most recently (with Karen L. Freeman),
Fair and Balanced: A History of Journalistic Objectivity
.
Bill Reader
is Assistant Professor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, where he teaches journalism reporting, writing, editing, and ethics. He has a decade of professional newspaper experience, most recently as opinion page editor of the
Centre Daily Times in State College
, Pennsylvania. His research of journalism ethics issues has been published in
Newspaper Research Journal
and
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
, and he contributes to trade publications including
Quill, The Masthead
, and
Grassroots Editor
.
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