Media Ethics Goes to the Movies

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Howard Good, Michael J. Dillon

ISBN: 0-275-97081-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97081-9

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208 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 3/30/2002

List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £68.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: Certain films seem to encapsulate perfectly the often abstract ethical situations that confront the media, from truth-telling and sensationalism to corporate control and social responsibility. Using these movies—including Ace in the Hole, All the President's Men, Network, and Twelve Angry Men—as texts, authors Howard Good and Michael Dillon demonstrate that, when properly framed and contextualized, movies can be a powerful lens through which to examine media practices.

Moreover, cinema can present human moral conduct for evaluation and analysis more effectively than a traditional case study can. By presenting ethical dilemmas and theories within a dramatic framework, Media Ethics Goes to the Movies offers a unique perspective on what it means for media professionals to be both technically competent and morally informed.

Table of Contents:

In the Dark: An Introduction
Ace in the Hole
Deadline U.S.A.
All the President's Men
Under Fire
The Paper
12 Angry Men
Eight Men Out
True Crime
Network
The Rock
Epilogue
Filmography
Index

About the Author: HOWARD GOOD is the coordinator of the Journalism Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is the author of, among other works, The Drunken Journalist, Girl Reporter, and The Journalist as Autobiographer.

MICHAEL J. DILLON is a Professor of Communications at Duquesne University.

LCC Class: 791


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