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| Morals and the Media, 2nd edition |
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Ethics in Canadian Journalism
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Nick Russell
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$39.95 Paperback
Release Date: 10/1/2005
ISBN: 9780774810890
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About the Book
Confronted daily with decisions on how to present their stories, what to write and what not to write, journalists and the media are frequently accused of sensationalizing, of choosing to report the bad news, and of misquoting those they interview. In this substantially updated edition of Morals and the Media, Nick Russell addresses many of the concerns the public has about the media as he examines why the media behave the way they do. He also discusses how values have been developed and applied and suggests value systems that can be used to judge special situations.
This revised edition covers the many changes in the Canadian media in the last decade, including further concentration of media ownership, media convergence, online journalism, the rise of the web log, and the tightening economic pressures on the industry as a whole. While much of the debate in this field has focused on conditions in the United States, Russell points out that the ethical issues that arise in Canada are often substantially different from those in the US. He has also added new "Tough Calls" at the end of each chapter, inviting readers to test their own ethics in scenarios drawn from real news stories.
Morals and the Media will be essential reading in journalism courses as well as an important resource for journalists. It will also be of interest to the consumers of journalism -- the readers, listeners, and watchers -- who wonder why the media do what they do.
About the Author(s)
Nick Russell is a former journalist who taught in the School of Journalism at the University of Regina. He is well known for conducting ethics and editing workshops for working journalists. He lives in Victoria.
Table of Contents
Preface / IX
Acknowledgments / XI
Introduction / XII
Part 1: The Framework
1 Values and Evaluation / 3
What influences newsroom decisions? / the family newspaper / giving audiences what they want / free enterprise vs. journalism / codes of ethics / Kohlberg’s moral ladder / Kohlberg’s reward and punishment / red light vs. green light ethics / tough calls
2 The Nature of News / 15
Good vs. bad news / all the news that fits / the personality of papers / credibility: hard won, easily lost / bitch, bitch, bitch: news consumers’ prime complaints / accuracy / fairness / loaded language / irony / privacy / sensationalism / arrogance and lack of independence / management interference / tough calls
3 The Role of the Media / 30
Reporters report? / social responsibility / the media and the status quo / objectivity and truth / is truth accuracy and accuracy truth? / objectivity and balance / objectivity and motivation / objectivity and the five Ws / objectivity vs. detachment and independence / the journalist as advocate / tough calls
4 Freedom of the Press / 45
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms / freedom brings responsibility / tough calls
Part 2: The Pressures
5 The Media and Money / 51
Advertisers’ clout / advertorial / chequebook journalism / brass cheques / boilerplate / junket journalism / paying for coverage / there’s no such thing as a free lunch / tough calls
6 Conflict of Interest / 67
When is a freelancer free? / private wives, private lives? / public service, private conflict / being seen to be clean / in dispute: the union / using the media for personal gain / tough calls
7 Pack Journalism and Celebrity Journalism / 78
Pack editing / the journalist as star / tough calls
8 Manipulating the Media / 86
Overt manipulation: the law as a weapon / the vulnerability of broadcasters / the ubiquitous press release / the media event: making it easy / the news conference / the boys and girls on the bus / scrums: who wins? / budget lock-ups / no time for new news? / sources fight back / covert methods / biting the hand that feeds / tough calls
9 Naming Names and Revealing Sources / 100
Covering courts / when courts demand sources / when courts demand notes and tapes / should journalists protect their friends? / tough calls
10 To Press or to Suppress? / 110
Going off the record / anonymous sources run riot / breaking the promise / leaving things out / tough calls
11 Playing Fast and Loose with the Truth / 122
Hoaxes on the media / hoaxes by the media / first you don’t see it, then you do / special techniques / subterfuge: reporter as sleuth / getting it taped / stolen words: innocent accident or capital crime? / after errors: who’s sorry now? / tough calls
Part 3: The Pitfalls, Potholes, and Impediments
12 Fair Game: The Media and Privacy / 141
Scenes of grief / public people and private lives / are relatives fair game? / are ordinary citizens fair game? / should we never forget? / a dirty job: does somebody have to do it? / covering suicides / tough calls
13 Blood and Guts: The Media and Violence / 157
Some cases / the many forms of violence / when words suffice / tough calls
14 The Naughty Bits: The Media and Sex / 172
Nudity in the news / people as sex objects / sexist language / erotica in the community / ads that provoke / words alone / reporting vulgarity / tough calls
15 Hide the Paper: The Media and Language / 183
Print vs. broadcast / which words offend? / printing the unprintable / taking the name in vain / AIDS: communicating the unmentionable / drawing the line / tough calls
16 Different Media: Different Problems / 194
News agencies / print media / ethics on the airwaves / ethics on the Internet / tough calls
Part 4: Renewal
17 Righting Writing Wrongs / 213
Ways the public can seek redress / ways the media can reach out / civic journalism / appeals to press councils / appeals to ombudspersons / tough calls
18 Codes of Conduct / 233
Codes don’t make you good / the role and sources of codes / a code for all / the case against codes / sticks and carrots / what sort of discipline? / who and what should a code cover? / tough calls
Conclusion / 245
Appendices / 253
Notes / 261
Select Bibliography / 295
Credits / 301
Index / 303
Reviews
In this new electronic age, journalism is often akin to a rush to judgment. But as social complexity has never been greater, it is incumbent on journalism schools to raise the profile of the teaching of ethics. This book will contribute much to the cause.
- Lois Sweet, University of Toronto Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 1, Winter 2007
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