Controversies In Media Ethics 3rd Ed.

Description:
'Controversies in Media Ethics' provides alternate perspectives on a variety of issues. In each chapter, two opposing viewpoints are presented, followed by commentary. Issues covered include those of greatest concern in media: privacy, violence, pornography, and advertising content; Internet and new media issues will be addressed in the revision.

Table of Contents:
Part I: The Basics Overview: Theoretical Foundations for Media Ethics Chapter 1: Ethics and Freedom: Mass Media Accountability Chapter 2: Individual Values, Social Pressures and Conflicting Loyalties Reflections: Taking Aristotle to Work--Practical and Moral Values Part II: Roles and Pressures Chapter 3: Gatekeepers and Manipulators: Truth, Fairness and Accuracy Chapter 4: The Ethics of 'Correctness' and 'Inclusiveness' Chapter 5: Codes of Ethics Tools for Ethical Decision-Making Part III: Overarching Problemsa Chapter 6: New Technologies and Techniques: New Ethics? Chapter 7: Digitally Manipulated Contenta aa Chapter 8: Media Ethics and the Economic Marketplace Chapter 9: Access to Media: Equity in Receiving and Disseminating Information Part IV: Hot Topics in Media Ethics Chapter 10: Private Lives, Public Interest in a Digital World Chapter 11: The Ethics of Persuasive Communicationa Chapter 12: The Ethics of New AdvertisingaTechnologies and Techniques a Chapter 13: Infotainment, Sensationalism and 'Reality' a Chapter 14: Violence and Sexualityaa Chapter 15: Some More Ethical Topics Postscript Glossarya a

Author Biography:
A. David Gordon retired from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2002, where he taught mass media ethics and law as well as journalism and media/society courses. John Michael Kittross is editor of Media Ethics magazine. He retired from Emerson College, where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs. He is managing director of K\E\G Associates, an academic consulting group. John C. Merrill is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Missouri. William A. Babcock is senior ethics professor at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Michael Dorsher teaches mass media ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.