Media Ethics

media Ethics Brings Together Philosophers, Academics And Media Professionals To Debate Pressing Ethical And Moral Questions For Journalists And The Media And To Examine Basic Notions Such As Truth, Virtue, Privacy, Rights, Offence, Harm And Freedom Which Are Used In Answering Them. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Notes on contributors......Page 8 Introduction......Page 11 Journalism and ethics: can they co-exist? Andrew Belsey......Page 18 The journalism of attachment Martin Bell......Page 32 Objectivity, impartiality and good journalism Matthew Kieran......Page 40 The problem of humbug Mary Midgley......Page 54 Journalism, politics and public relations: an ethical appraisal Brian McNair......Page 66 The myth of Saddam Hussein: new militarism and the propaganda function of the human interest story Richard Keeble......Page 83 Privacy, the public interest and a prurient public David Archard......Page 99 Beyond Calcutt: the legal and extra-legal protection of privacy interests in England and Wales Ian Cram......Page 114 Taming the tabloids: market, moguls and media regulation Bob Franklin and Rod Pilling......Page 128 Ethical photojournalism in the age of the electronic darkroom Nigel Warburton......Page 140 Is the medium a (moral) message? Nol Carroll......Page 152 Sex and violence in fact and fiction Gordon Graham......Page 169 Censorship and the media Anthony Ellis......Page 182 Select bibliography......Page 196 Index......Page 204 Interdisciplinary Studies Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Notes on contributors 8 Introduction 11 Journalism and ethics: can they co-exist? Andrew Belsey 18 The journalism of attachment Martin Bell 32 Objectivity, impartiality and good journalism Matthew Kieran 40 The problem of humbug Mary Midgley 54 Journalism, politics and public relations: an ethical appraisal Brian McNair 66 The myth of Saddam Hussein: new militarism and the propaganda function of the human interest story Richard Keeble 83 Privacy, the public interest and a prurient public David Archard 99 Beyond Calcutt: the legal and extra-legal protection of privacy interests in England and Wales Ian Cram 114 Taming the tabloids: market, moguls and media regulation Bob Franklin and Rod Pilling 128 Ethical photojournalism in the age of the electronic darkroom Nigel Warburton 140 Is the medium a (moral) message? Nol Carroll 152 Sex and violence in fact and fiction Gordon Graham 169 Censorship and the media Anthony Ellis 182 Select bibliography 196 Index 204 Do journalists have a duty to be impartial and objective? How should the public's right-to-know be balanced against an individual's right to privacy? At a time when the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate, this text brings together philosophers, media academics and journalists to discuss the pressing ethical and moral questions faced by the media and to examine the basic notions such as truth, virtue, privacy, rights, offence, harm and freedom which underlie them. The book engages with debates about privacy and media intrusion, the ethics of political journalism, and the justification of censorship against the demands of freedom of expression The contributors' focus ranges from the close relationship between journalism and public relations, journalism and war and the use of military propaganda in the Gulf War, media portrayals of sex and violence, and photojournalism and the tabloid press. Ìt includes a chapter by Martin Bell on responsible journalism and war reporting in Bosnia Concerns about the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate. Media Ethics brings together philosophers, academics and media professionals to debate pressing ethical and moral issues. Concerns about the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate. Media Ethics brings together philosophers, academics and media professionals to debate both ethics and morality Concerns about the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate. This te×t brings together philosophers, academics and media professionals to debate both ethics and morality