Media Ethics and Social Change / / Valerie Alia.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Alia, Valerie,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Media Topics : METO
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

An engaging and original study of current issues in media ethics, this book challenges students to explore the relationship between media ethics and social change. It considers the potentially beneficial uses of media practice for humanity, addressing questions of inclusivity and diversity and specialist topics that are absent from other texts. Using case studies and exercises based on real-life experiences of journalists, newsmakers, policy makers and consumers, Valerie Alia invites readers to examine current media practice and develop strategies for ethical problem solving and decision-making.Topics discussed include: ethical theories; social scientific theories; the search for a responsible practice; internationalisation of the media; the ethics of interviewing; politicians, power and spin; media, minorities and gender; arts, sports and travel; ethics and images; changing technologies; and codes and principles.FeaturesThe only book to consider media ethics in the context of social changeProvides current examples of British and international media practice, theory, problem-solving exercises, workshop simulations and case studiesIncludes original cartoons, rare photographs of great 'muckrakers', an annotated list of relevant films, and a full bibliography and index.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: why study ethics? -- 1. Life, the universe and ethics I: everyday problems and ethical theories -- 2. Life, the universe and ethics II: social scientific theories and ethical practice -- 3. Lies, truths and realities: the search for a responsible practice -- 4. The ethics of accuracy and inclusion: reflecting and respecting diversity -- 5. The empire strikes forward: internationalisation of the media -- 6. Struggle and spin: politics, politicians and the media -- 7. A picture is worth a thousand ... : ethics and images -- 8. 'Trust me, I'm a friend': the ethics of interviewing -- 9. Specialist media: entertaining and informing the public -- 10. Changing technologies: prospects and problems -- 11. Codes and principles: what (and where) are they, and are they useful? -- Appendix A. Notes on case analysis -- Appendix B. Journalists and journalism on film: an ethics-based filmography and videography - and a CD -- Appendix C. Media ethics resources on the Internet -- Appendix D. Codes of practice and statements of principles -- Bibliography -- Index