| Descript |
1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The structure of the book -- 1 What are ethics? -- Why do we need morality? -- Why do journalists need professional ethics? -- Classical theory -- The language of morals -- What is a right? Why do people have them? -- Further reading and support material -- 2 News: towards a definition -- Practical problems -- What do other people think is news? -- News and ethics -- Further reading and support material -- 3 Morality of reporting |
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Press freedom -- Democracy and civil rights -- Positive and negative rights -- Democracy and free speech -- Freedom of the press as a development of human rights -- Morality and a free press -- Freedom to publish -- Why the media are in business -- Morality and society -- Morality and commerce -- Morality and the consumer -- Limiting what information journalists can gather -- Limiting how journalists gather information -- Limiting what information journalists can publish -- Guaranteeing the quality of information published -- 4 The good journalist |
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What is a good journalist? -- Journalistic duty -- Separation of publishing, broadcasting and journalism -- 5 Truth, accuracy, objectivity and trust -- Morality and truth -- Truth and accuracy -- Truth and objectivity -- Truth and impartiality -- Balance and impartiality -- Sensationalism -- Media scares -- Policing the truth -- Impartiality and bias in broadcasting -- 6 Privacy and intrusion -- What is privacy? -- The right to respect for privacy -- The present law affecting privacy -- The language of privacy -- What would a privacy law look like? |
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Intrusion and harassment -- Case studies -- Further reading and support material -- 7 Reputation -- Protection of personal honour -- Reputation under the law -- The cost of libel -- Rehabilitation -- Malice and the democratic function -- Presumption of innocence -- Irish Defamation Act -- Further reading and support material -- 8 Gathering the news -- Straightforward means -- Misrepresentation -- Clandestine listening devices and cameras -- Harassment -- Sources -- 9 Reporting the vulnerable -- Protection of minors -- Vulnerable adults |
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10 Deciding what to publish -- Suppression -- Identification -- Issues for print -- Issues for broadcast -- Issues for websites -- Further reading and support material -- 11 Harm and offence -- Causing offence -- Intrusion into grief and shock -- Bad language -- Humiliation and distress -- Further reading and support material -- 12 The internet and journalism ethics -- The internet -- Copyright -- Multi-media journalism -- Archive -- Privacy -- Protecting reputation -- Interaction with readers and viewers -- Social media |
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Further reading and support material |
| Note |
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| ISBN |
9781315757810 |
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