Media and Ethics: Principles for Moral Decisions

List of contents

1. Basic Ethics for Media Professionals.
2. Moral Obligations of the Individual Media Professional.
3. The Powerful Impact of Information.
4. The Politics of Media Decisions: Who Wins-The Individual or The Community?
5. Public Perception of Media Decisions.
6. Journalism Ethics.
7. Advertising and Public Relations: Ethical Persuasion.
8. The History and Future of Media Ethics.

Summary

Intended for applied philosophy courses and mass communication courses, this text takes an interdisciplinary view on the key topics in communication, ethics, literature, psychology, religion, and history. The writings in this anthology serve as a basis for a critical analysis of ethical issues facing the mass communication industry today.

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Barney, Ralph D. Barney, Elaine E. Englehardt
• Publisher: Wadsworth Inc Fulfillment
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Series: Penguin Twentieth Century Clas; Penguin Twentieth-Century Clas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries