Undercover Reporting, Deception, and Betrayal in Journalism

This book discusses undercover reporting and deception in journalism, addressing the ethical issues encountered by professionals when deception is involved and providing an explanation of how high-profile cases have developed.

List of contents

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Concepts: Deception, consent, betrayal, the public interest, masquerade, entrapment
Chapter 2: Case study: Phone hacking and News of the World
Chapter 3: Case study: Channel 4, Cambridge Analytica, and Facebook
Chapter 4: Case study: Al Jazeera, NRA, and One Nation
Chapter 5: Hybrid journalism: Deception of the audience
Chapter 6: Conclusions

About the author

Denis Muller is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.
Andrea Carson is Professor of Political Communication in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University.

Summary

This book discusses undercover reporting and deception in journalism, addressing the ethical issues encountered by professionals when deception is involved and providing an explanation of how high-profile cases have developed.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Carson, Carson Andrea, Denis Muller, Muller Denis
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032414003
• ISBN: 978-1-032-41400-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Weight: 140 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Business ethics & social responsibility, Business ethics and social responsibility, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism