Journalism, ethics and society

• Main Author: Berry, David, 1960-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2008.
• Subjects: Journalistic ethics.; Mass media.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This comprehensive volume provides a critical analysis of debates within media ethics in relation to the purpose of news and journalism within society. Its timely and topical analysis focuses on two of the most central concepts within these areas: the US based Public Journalism 'movement'...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 History and Context: News and Newspapers; 2 Journalism; 3 The Liberal Theory of the Press: Spirit of Liberalism and Residual Meanings in the Present; 4 Media Ethics and Society: Journalism and Responsibilities; 5 Truth and Objectivity; Bibliography; Index.