Overview

Hirst and Patching's second edition of Journalism Ethics: Arguments and Cases provides a fully updated exploration of the theory and practice of ethics in journalism. The authors situate modern ethical dilemmas in their social and historical context, which encourages students to think critically about ethics across the study and practice of journalism.Using a unique political economy approach, the text provides students with a theoretical and philosophical understanding of the major ethical dilemmas in journalism today. It commences with a newly recast discussion of theoretical frameworks, which explains the complex concepts of ethics in clear and comprehensive terms. It then examines the 'fault lines' in modern journalism, such as the constant conflict between the public service role of the media, and a journalist's commercial imperative to make a profit.All chapters have been updated with new examples, and many new cases demonstrating the book's theoretical underpinnings have been drawn from 'yesterday's headlines'. These familiar cases encourage student engagement and classroom discussion, and archived cases will still be available to students on an Online Resource Centre. Expanded coverage of the 'War on Terror', issues of deception within journalism, and infotainment and digital technology is included.

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Author:   Martin Hirst ,  Roger Patching
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9780195551518

ISBN 10:   0195551516
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Dialectic in Journalism: Ethics and Philosophy A Political Economy of Journalism Ethics: Ownership, Monopolies, and the Media Marketplace Journalists and Ideology: Freedom of the Press, Accuracy, Balance, Bias, Fairness, and Objectivity On the Fault Line: Regulation and Self-regulation in the Workplace Terrorism and the Media The Media Goes to War Privacy and the Public's Right to Know Trial By Media: Journalism and the Justice System The News Media and the Injustice System Issues of Deception Creating the Storyline, Infotainment and Digital Dilemmas The Last Word? The Future of Journalism Ethics

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Martin Hirst is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology. Roger Patching is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at Bond University in Australia.

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