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Informationen zum Autor A. David Gordon retired from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2002, where he taught mass media ethics and law as well as journalism and media/society courses. John Michael Kittross is editor of Media Ethics magazine. He retired from Emerson College, where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs. He is managing director of K\E\G Associates, an academic consulting group. John C. Merrill is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Missouri. William A. Babcock is senior ethics professor at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Michael Dorsher teaches mass media ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Klappentext Controversies in Media Ethics provides alternate perspectives on a variety of issues. In each chapter! two opposing viewpoints are presented! followed by commentary. Issues covered include those of greatest concern in media: privacy! violence! pornography! and advertising content; Internet and new media issues will be addressed in the revision. Zusammenfassung Controversies in Media Ethics provides alternate perspectives on a variety of issues. In each chapter, opposing viewpoints are presented, followed by commentary. Issues covered include those of greatest concern in media: privacy, violence, pornography, advertising, Internet and new media issues are addressed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Basics Theoretical Foundations for Media Ethics Ethics and Freedom: Mass Media Accountability Individual Values, Social Pressures and Conflicting Loyalties Reflections: Taking Aristotle to Work—Practical and Moral Values Part II: Roles and Pressures Gatekeepers and Manipulators: Truth, Fairness and Accuracy The Ethics of "Correctness" and "Inclusiveness" Codes of Ethics Tools for Ethical Decision-Making Part III: Overarching Problems New Technologies and Techniques: New Ethics? Digitally Manipulated Content Media Ethics and the Economic Marketplace Access to Media: Equity in Receiving and Disseminating Information Part IV: Hot Topics in Media Ethics Private Lives, Public Interests in a Digital World The Ethics of Persuasive Communication The Ethics of New Advertising Technologies and Techniques Infotainment, Sensationalism and "Reality" Violence and Sexuality More Topics in the Ethical Debate Postscript: Some Questions Without Answers and Answers Without Questions ...
