Ethics and the Media : An Introduction
Stephen J. A. Ward
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2011
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (300 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Ethics and the Media; Cambridge Applied Ethics; Title; Copyright; To my students, sources of inspiration and hope; Contents; Introduction: the need for a new ethics; The context of media ethics; The structure of the book; The meaning of media; 1 What is ethics?; The ethical sphere; What is ethics?; Ethical experience and reflection; Distinctive features; Theorizing about ethics; Practice and theory; Philosophical ethics; What are we saying?; How do I know what I say?; Objectivity and relativism; Why ethics?; Applied ethics; Consequential theories; Non-consequential theories. - 4 Reaffirming truth and objectivityTruth and objectivity in journalism; Reaffirming truth and objectivity; Roots; Journalism "theories" of truth; Rise and decline of objectivity; Traditional news objectivity; Skepticism and decline; Responding to the challenge; Why truth and objectivity matter; Application to journalism; Need for theory; Pragmatic truth and objectivity; Pragmatic inquiry and truth; "Pragmatic"; Inquiry and interpretation; Pragmatic truth; Pragmatic pursuit of truth; Pragmatic inquiry and journalism; Pragmatic objectivity; Relevance of pragmatic objectivity; Conclusion. - Publishing secrets. - Questions for discussion5 Media harm and offense; Harm in ethics; Universality of avoiding harm; Indeterminacies; Contending principles; Liberty-restricting principles; Liberal and non-liberal principles; Liberal principles; Non-liberal principles; Restraining principles for media; Mill as starting point; Harm as injury to interests; Which harms restricted?; The offense principle; Three principles for media; Media harm: cases; Types of media harm; Physical harm; Monetary harm; Harm to reputation; Psychological harm; Social harm; Minimizing harm; Truth and minimizing harm; News blackouts. - Step four: considered judgment and reviewConclusion; Questions for discussion; 3 Free press and deliberative democracy; Freedom and the turn to ethics; Why value a free press?; Seventeenth century: weakening controls; Eighteenth century: liberty of the press; Nineteenth century: achieving negative liberty; The need for ethics; Disillusionment and ethics; Inventing professional ethics; Journalism and democracy; Only libertarianism?; Democratic journalism; Participatory democracy; Deliberative democracy; Deliberative journalism; Public use of reason; Conclusion; Questions for discussion. - Virtue theoriesConclusion; Questions for discussion; 2 Approaches to media ethics; Understanding media ethics; What is media ethics?; Responsibility; How is media ethics different?; Problem areas; Typical issues; Approaches to media ethics; Five historical stages; Main approaches; Authoritarian-utopian; Classical liberalism; Responses to liberalism; Essentials for ethical reasoning; Three elements needed; Kinds of premises; Importance of aims; Principles: a sample code; Applying aims and principles; Holism; A model; Step one: awareness; Step two: analysis; Step three: evaluation of options. - Provides an ethical framework that addresses the issues of a global, interactive media produced by both citizens and professionals.
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| ISBN | 9780521718165. - 9780521889643
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