Media ethics /
Bauder, Julia,
Media ethics / [print] Julia Bauder, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009. - 194 pages ; 23 cm. - Current controversies . - Current controversies. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Do journalists go too far to get information for their stories? An overview of journalistic ethics / Journalists' use of deception to get information is ethically questionable / Journalists should not pay police and other groups to help create dramatic stories / Journalists should testify against sources who leak classified information to them / Journalists should not report unsubstantiated allegations based on anonymous online comments / Undercover reporting is a legitimate way to do investigative journalism / Journalists are right to report classified information that is leaked to them / Anonymous sources are sometimes necessary in journalism / What information should journalists include in their reporting? Overview : the debate over when to minimize harm and when to tell the whole truth / The media should not widely publicize school shootings and suicides / The media should run fewer stories about urban crime / The media should not publish details of sex crimes against minors / The media should publish the names of alleged rape victims / The media should not publish the names of rape victims / The media should publish the names of both accuser and accused in rape cases / The media should not publish the names of people accused of sex crimes / How do ethical concerns affect the media's coverage of war and terrorism? The media's use of neutral labels for attackers is ethical / Media decisions to publish graphic war photographs are ethically based / Media decisions to publish stories that could harm national security are ethically based / The media should call people who attack civilians "terrorists" / The media should report more often on the heroism of American soldiers / The media should publish graphic photographs of the war in Iraq / When should journalists abandon neutrality? The media should emphasize fact over opinion / Opinionated journalism is good for democracy / Journalistic independence is more important than neutrality / Journalists can be emotionally involved in their stories / It is sometimes acceptable for journalists to help the subjects of their stories / The media should not remain neutral when reporting on climate change / The media should not be neutral in the debate between evolution and intelligent design / Marianne Jennings -- Howard Kurtz -- Deborah Potter -- Seth Leibsohn and Andrew C. McCarthy -- Eric Alterman -- Ken Silverstein -- Christine Tatum -- Stephen Engelberg, interviewed by Russ Baker -- Fred Brown -- Loren Coleman -- Christopher Shea -- Kira Cochrane -- Harry Reynolds -- Amanda Paulson -- Geneva Overholser -- Cathy Young -- Christine Chinlund -- Kenny Irby -- Dean Baquet and Bill Keller -- Andrea Levin -- Jeff Emanuel -- Gary Kamiya -- Joe Saltzman -- Victor Navasky -- Robert Jensen -- Samuel G. Freedman -- Rachel Smolkin -- Mark Lynas -- Chris Mooney and Matthew C. Nisbet.
Presents a collection of essays about media ethics from diverse viewpoints, discussing how journalists get stories, what information should be reported, and whether the coverage of the War on Terrorism is ethical.
9780737741445 9780737741452
2008031436
Journalistic ethics.
Journalistic ethics.
PN4756.B338.M435 2009
Media ethics / [print] Julia Bauder, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009. - 194 pages ; 23 cm. - Current controversies . - Current controversies. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Do journalists go too far to get information for their stories? An overview of journalistic ethics / Journalists' use of deception to get information is ethically questionable / Journalists should not pay police and other groups to help create dramatic stories / Journalists should testify against sources who leak classified information to them / Journalists should not report unsubstantiated allegations based on anonymous online comments / Undercover reporting is a legitimate way to do investigative journalism / Journalists are right to report classified information that is leaked to them / Anonymous sources are sometimes necessary in journalism / What information should journalists include in their reporting? Overview : the debate over when to minimize harm and when to tell the whole truth / The media should not widely publicize school shootings and suicides / The media should run fewer stories about urban crime / The media should not publish details of sex crimes against minors / The media should publish the names of alleged rape victims / The media should not publish the names of rape victims / The media should publish the names of both accuser and accused in rape cases / The media should not publish the names of people accused of sex crimes / How do ethical concerns affect the media's coverage of war and terrorism? The media's use of neutral labels for attackers is ethical / Media decisions to publish graphic war photographs are ethically based / Media decisions to publish stories that could harm national security are ethically based / The media should call people who attack civilians "terrorists" / The media should report more often on the heroism of American soldiers / The media should publish graphic photographs of the war in Iraq / When should journalists abandon neutrality? The media should emphasize fact over opinion / Opinionated journalism is good for democracy / Journalistic independence is more important than neutrality / Journalists can be emotionally involved in their stories / It is sometimes acceptable for journalists to help the subjects of their stories / The media should not remain neutral when reporting on climate change / The media should not be neutral in the debate between evolution and intelligent design / Marianne Jennings -- Howard Kurtz -- Deborah Potter -- Seth Leibsohn and Andrew C. McCarthy -- Eric Alterman -- Ken Silverstein -- Christine Tatum -- Stephen Engelberg, interviewed by Russ Baker -- Fred Brown -- Loren Coleman -- Christopher Shea -- Kira Cochrane -- Harry Reynolds -- Amanda Paulson -- Geneva Overholser -- Cathy Young -- Christine Chinlund -- Kenny Irby -- Dean Baquet and Bill Keller -- Andrea Levin -- Jeff Emanuel -- Gary Kamiya -- Joe Saltzman -- Victor Navasky -- Robert Jensen -- Samuel G. Freedman -- Rachel Smolkin -- Mark Lynas -- Chris Mooney and Matthew C. Nisbet.
Presents a collection of essays about media ethics from diverse viewpoints, discussing how journalists get stories, what information should be reported, and whether the coverage of the War on Terrorism is ethical.
9780737741445 9780737741452
2008031436
Journalistic ethics.
Journalistic ethics.
PN4756.B338.M435 2009