Good News, Bad News - Journalism Ethics and the Public Interest

Good News, Bad News examines the role that journalism ethics play in shaping the direction and priorities of the press. The focus will primarily be on newspapers because it is in newspapers that the battle for American journalism's soul is still being fought.

List of contents

Introduction -- How Journalists Talk About Ethics -- Talking in Code(s): The Foundations of Journalism Ethics -- Contemporary Ethical Concepts in Historical Context -- Journalism Since Cooke: The Corporate Cultural Revolution -- Objectivity's Legacy -- The Myth of Neutrality and the Ideology of Information -- Toward a Pragmatist Ethical Theory for Journalism -- Toward a Public Journalism

About the author

Jeremy Iggers

Summary

Good News, Bad News examines the role that journalism ethics play in shaping the direction and priorities of the press. The focus will primarily be on newspapers because it is in newspapers that the battle for American journalism's soul is still being fought.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Jeremy
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.08.1999
• EAN: 9780813329529
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-2952-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Business ethics & social responsibility, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Business ethics and social responsibility