ISBN13: | 9781032391403 |
ISBN10: | 1032391405 |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 514 pages |
Size: | 254x178 mm |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 6 Illustrations, black & white; 3 Halftones, black & white; 3 Line drawings, black & white |
700 |
Arts in general
Ethics
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Media and communications industry
Media and communication science in general
Journalism
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Ethics (charity campaign)
Economics (charity campaign)
Marketing, Communication, PR (charity campaign)
Media and communications industry (charity campaign)
Media and communication science in general (charity campaign)
Journalism (charity campaign)
Media Ethics
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Through original case studies and analyses of real-life media experiences, Media Ethics challenges readers to think analytically and critically about ethical situations in mediated communication.
Through original case studies and analyses of real-life media experiences, Media Ethics challenges readers to think analytically and critically about ethical situations in mediated communication.
This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating awareness and critical reflection of ethical issues. In each chapter, the authors examine case studies spanning several continents and geopolitical and cultural contexts. To provide a framework for analyzing the cases and exploring the steps in moral reasoning, the book introduces the Potter Box, a powerful tool for moral analysis. Focusing on a wide range of ethical issues faced by media practitioners and news organizations, the cases in this new twelfth edition include the most prominent concerns in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and entertainment today. It explores new topics such as the use of ChatGPT in newsrooms, the privacy implications of biometric technologies, the role of public relations in political campaigns, and advertisers? approach to sustainability and climate change.
This core textbook is ideal for classes in media and communication ethics, journalism, public relations, advertising, entertainment media, and popular culture.
Online instructor and student resources, including video introductions to each chapter, PowerPoint slides, sample discussion and exam questions, and links to further resources, are available at www.routledgelearning.com/mediaethics.
Introduction: Ethical Foundations and Perspectives Part 1: News 1. Institutional Pressures 2. Truthtelling 3. Reporters and Sources 4. Social Justice 5. Privacy Part 2: Persuasion in Advertising 6. Professional Culture 7. Advertising in an Image-Based Media Culture 8. The Media Are Commercial 9. The Commercialization of Everyday Life Part 3: Persuasion and Public Relations 10. Public Communication 11. Telling the Truth in Organizational Settings 12. Conflicting Loyalties 13. The Demands of Social Responsibility Part 4: Entertainment 14. Violence 15. Profits, Wealth, and Public Trust 16. Media Scope and Depth 17. Censorship