Overview

Public dissatisfaction with the news media frequently gives rise to calls for journalists to live up to the ethical standards of their profession. But what if the fault lies in part with the standards themselves? Jeremy Iggers argues that journalism's institutionalized conversation about ethics largely evades the most important issues regarding the public interest and the civic responsibilities of the press. Changes in the ownership and organization of the news media make these issues especially timely although journalism's ethics rest on the idea of journalism as a profession, the rise of market-driven journalism has undermined journalists' professional status. Ultimately, argues Iggers, journalism is impossible without a public that cares about the common life. A more meaningful approach to journalism ethics must begin with a consideration of the role of the news media in a democratic society and proceed to look for practical ways in which journalism can contribute to the vitality of public life. Written in an accessible style, Good News, Bad News is important reading for journalists, communication scholars, and students.

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Author:   Jeremy Iggers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Westview Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780813329529

ISBN 10:   0813329523
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   03 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction -- How Journalists Talk About Ethics -- Talking in Code(s): The Foundations of Journalism Ethics -- Contemporary Ethical Concepts in Historical Context -- Journalism Since Cooke: The Corporate Cultural Revolution -- Objectivity's Legacy -- The Myth of Neutrality and the Ideology of Information -- Toward a Pragmatist Ethical Theory for Journalism -- Toward a Public Journalism

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Jeremy Iggers is a staff writer at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. Currently the Star Tribune's restaurant critic, he has also written an ethics column and created several public journalism projects for the newspaper. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Minnesota and has written extensively on food issues, ethics, and journalism. His last book, Garden of Eating, won the 1996 Minnesota Book Award for nonfiction.

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