1st Edition
Journalism Ethics Arguments and cases for the twenty-first century
Section I: The theoretical framework for arguments and cases 1. Ethics and Philosophy 2. An age of revolutions: Journalism, ethics and freedom of the press 3. Journalism ethics today Section II: Ethics in practice 4. How far do you go? Deception and the public interest 5. ‘Do you want lies with that?’ – The problems with chequebook journalism 6. Crisis, what crisis? Foreign correspondence and war reporting – The price of truth Section III: Dealing with the law – ethically speaking 7. Covering the courts and legal issues 8. Trial by media 9. Fair dealing – sources, shield laws and PR Section IV: The big issues in media ethics 10. Do we need to know? Privacy and the press, an ethico-legal fault line 11. The Ethics of the Image 12. Social media: the game-changer 13. Ethical decision-making in the newsroom
Biography
Roger Patching has spent more than half a century in journalism and journalism education. This is the eighth journalism text he has co-authored in the past four decades. In ‘semi-retirement’, he still teaches part time at Bond University on Queensland's Gold Coast, and his doctorate on privacy invasion is nearing completion. His contribution to journalism education has been recognised with life membership of his professional association, the Journalism Education Association of Australia.
Martin Hirst has been a journalism scholar for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcast journalist for 20 years, including a stint in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Canberra, Australia. He is author, co-author or editor of seven books and scores of journal articles. He is a regular commentator on media matters and currently works at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.
