ABSTRACT

This book examines the ethical concepts which lie at the heart of journalism, including freedom, democracy, truth, objectivity, honesty and privacy. The common concern of the authors is to promote ethical conduct in the practice of journalism, as well as the quality of the information that readers and audience receive from the media.

chapter |14 pages

Ethics and politics of the media

The quest for quality

chapter |18 pages

Journalism in the market place

chapter |16 pages

Owners, editors and journalists

chapter |16 pages

Privacy, publicity and politics

chapter |18 pages

Objectivity, bias and truth

chapter |7 pages

Women and the press

chapter |17 pages

The oxygen of publicity

Terrorism and reporting restrictions

chapter |17 pages

Something more important than truth

Ethical issues in war reporting