Doing Ethics in Media

An accessible but comprehensive introduction to media ethics, with a theoretical grounding in moral philosophy, Doing Ethics in Media helps students think clearly and systematically about dilemmas in the rapidly changing media environment. It is aimed at students of media ethics in mass media, journalism, and media studies.

The second edition of Doing Ethics in Media continues its mission of providing an accessible but comprehensive introduction to media ethics, with a grounding in moral philosophy, to help students think clearly and systematically about dilemmas in the rapidly changing media environment.

Each chapter highlights specific considerations, cases, and practical applications for the fields of journalism, advertising, digital media, entertainment, public relations, and social media. Six fundamental decision-making questions-the "5Ws and H" around which the book is organized-provide a path for students to articulate the issues, understand applicable law and ethics codes, consider the needs of stakeholders, work through conflicting values, integrate philosophic principles, and pose a "test of publicity." Students are challenged to be active ethical thinkers through the authors' reader-friendly style and use of critical early-career examples. While most people will change careers several times during their lives, all of us are life-long media consumers, and Doing Ethics in Media prepares readers for that task. *Doing Ethicsin Media* is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students studying media ethics in mass media, journalism, and media studies. It also serves students in rhetoric, popular culture, communication studies, and interdisciplinary social sciences.

The book's companion website-doingethicsin.media, or www.doingmediaethics.com-provides continuously updated real-world media ethics examples and collections of essays from experts and students. The site also hosts ancillary materials for students and for instructors, including a test bank and instructor's manual.

Autorentext

Major General Paul Stevens AO graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1967 and saw operational service in South Vietnam with 105 Battery, 1st Field Regiment. Later he was Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor of the School of Artillery, Director of Studies at the Army Command and Staff College, and Chief of Personnel - Army. He has previously written papers on the employment of artillery at Gallipoli and at the Battle of Fromelles. Brigadier Chris Roberts AM, CSC graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1967 and saw operational service in South Vietnam with the 3rd Special Air Service Squadron. Later he commanded the Special Air Service Regiment, the Special Forces Group, and Northern Command. He is the author of the seminal and highly acclaimed The Landing at Anzac, 1915, several articles and book chapters on Gallipoli, and is co-author of Anzacs on the Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of NSW (Canberra).

Klappentext

The second edition of Doing Ethics in Media continues its mission of providing an accessible but comprehensive introduction to media ethics, with a grounding in moral philosophy, to help students think clearly and systematically about dilemmas in the rapidly changing media environment. Each chapter highlights specific considerations, cases, and practical applications for the fields of journalism, advertising, digital media, entertainment, public relations, and social media. Six fundamental decision-making questions-the "5Ws and H" around which the book is organized-provide a path for students to articulate the issues, understand applicable law and ethics codes, consider the needs of stakeholders, work through conflicting values, integrate philosophic principles, and pose a "test of publicity." Students are challenged to be active ethical thinkers through the authors' reader-friendly style and use of critical early-career examples. While most people will change careers several times during their lives, all of us are life-long media consumers, and Doing Ethics in Media prepares readers for that task. Doing Ethics in Media is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students studying media ethics in mass media, journalism, and media studies. It also serves students in rhetoric, popular culture, communication studies, and interdisciplinary social sciences. The book's companion website-doingethicsin.media, or www.doingmediaethics.com-provides continuously updated real-world media ethics examples and collections of essays from experts and students. The site also hosts ancillary materials for students and for instructors, including a test bank and instructor's manual.

Inhalt

The First Question: What's Your Problem? 1. Ethics and Moral Reasoning The Second Question: Why Not Follow the Rules? 2. Codes of Ethics and Justification Models 3. Media Traditions and the Paradox of Professionalism The Third Question: Who Wins, Who Loses? 4. Moral Development and the Expansion of Empathy 5. Loyalty 6. Diversity The Fourth Question: What's It Worth? 7. Personal and Professional Values 8. Truth and Deception 9. Persuasion and Propaganda 10. Privacy and Public Life The Fifth Question: What Do Philosophers Say? 11. Consequentialism and Utility 12. Deontology and Moral Rules 13. Virtue, Justice, and Care The Sixth Question: How's Your Decision Going to Look? 14. Accountability, Transparency, and Credibility