What are ethics? Why does ethical journalism matter? How do ethics affect goodjournalism?Ethics and Journalism provides a comprehensive overview of the main app... » 

What are ethics? Why does ethical journalism matter? How do ethics affect goodjournalism?Ethics and Journalism provides a comprehensive overview of the main approachesto ethical enquiry in Western journalism. It examines the ethical dilemmasfaced by journalists in all areas of the media and sets our ways of achievingethical journalism.Ethics and Journalism Explores such subjects as private lives and the public interest relationsto sources and coverage of death disease and destruction Examines the role of regulation and selfregulation of the media industry Discusses strategies of good journalism Thoroughly examines the role of industry codes.Ethics and Journalism is informed by interviews with top journalists andeditors and is written in a clear and accessible style. It includes anexhaustive bibliography as well as an excellent list of relevant websites.It will be essential reading for all journalism media and politics studentsstudying journalism and ethics as well as for those who already work in themedia and are interested in understanding ethical issues. «