Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning [Paperback]

Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoningchallenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication through original case studies and commentaries about real-life media experiences. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating ethical awareness. It introduces the Potter Box, with its four dimensions of moral analysis, to provide a framework for exploring the steps in moral reasoning and analyzing the cases. Focusing on a wide spectrum of ethical issues faced by media practitioners, the cases in this Tenth Edition include the most recent issues in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and entertainment.

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Preface

About the Authors

Introduction  Ethical Foundations and Perspectives

Part One  News

Case 1. Fox News

Case 2. Access to the Internet

Case 3. Bankruptcy at the Philadelphia Inquirer

Case 4. Paid Journalism Worldwide

Case 5. Obesity Epidemic

Case 6. Al Jazeera

Case 7. The Unabombers Manifesto

Case 8. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

Case 9 The Wikileaks Website

Case 10. Stolen Voice Mail

Case 11. Covering the Middle East

Case 12. Korea Bans U.S. Beef: Candlelight Vigil

Case 13. Watergate and Grand Jury Information

Case 14. Crisis in Darfur

Case 15. A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains

Case 16. Genderls4