Journalistic ethics : moral responsibility in the media

Dale Jacquette

For courses on journalistic ethics, media ethics, media in general, applied ethics, journalism, and journalistic integrity. By combining accessible theory with case studies and applications, this book offers both a solid framework for philosophical discussions of journalistic ethics and a sourcebook that journalism students can use in thinking about the moral implications of their intended profession. Dale Jacquette wrote the book in order to explore the limitations of a free and responsible press against the pressures and conflicts encountered by journalists. This book provides a model and set of moral ideals for practicing and aspiring journalists, with the end result being an improvement in the quality and ethical standards of news reporting by readers who have become more aware of the moral implications of their work.

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  • PREFACE INTRODUCTION: WHAT JOURNALISTS DO News Information Moral Rights and Responsibilities Moral Problems for Journalistic Ethics Criteria of Professional Ethics Chapter One TRUTH TELLING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Truth and its Consequences Deliberate and Inadvertent Falsehoods Case Study 1: Newsweek and the Holy Koran at Guantanamo Bay Case Study 2: Staged Incidents in Dateline NBC Investigative Reporting Fundamental Principle of Journalistic Ethics Truth Telling Journalistic Imperatives Truth as Correspondence with Facts Practical Truth Criteria and Cross-Checking News Contents Plagiarism Moral Integrity and Journalism's Raison D'etre Case Study 3: Jayson Blair at the New York Times Relevance and the Concept of Relevant Truth Chapter Two JOURNALISTIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Rights and Responsibilities Legal and Moral Rights Case Study 4: Right to Publish and Responsibility for News Content Consequences for Abusing Rights Case Study 5: Role of Reporters as Responsible Citizens in Criminal Investigations Relation of Rights and Responsibilities Origin of Journalistic Rights Case Study 6: Journalistic Responsibility Versus Detachment Chapter Three MORAL IDEALS ANDWORKADAY JOURNALISTIC REALITIES Moral Ideals Conflicts of Moral Ideals and Marketplace Realities Case Study 7: The Jessica Lynch Incident Two Sides of Professional Journalism The Midas Touch of Television News Pros and Cons of the Mass Media Age Case Study 8: Warehouse Fire and Homeless Shelter Closing Case Study 9: Governmental Pressures on Journalism in Mexico Commercialism in the News Making a Profit in Journalism Increasing Income from News Reporting Conflicts with Advertisers over News Content Moral Choices in Reactions to Advertiser Pressure Moral Obligations for Journalists to Remain Profitable Interest Group Influence on News Reporting Call for Journalists to Stand Firm Against Financial Intimidation Increasing Journalistic Profits by Reducing Costs Weakness of Will and the Temptations of Financial Gain Stealth Advertising Case Study 10: Strangers Bearing Gifts Moral Quandaries about "Hidden" Advertising Product Placement in the News Chapter Four FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Free Press Dilemmas American Constitutional Protection of Journalistic Freedoms Case Study 11: Thomas Jefferson on the Importance of a Free Press Priority of a Free Press in the American Bill of Rights Case Study 12: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Concerning Freedom of the Press (Pentagon Papers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Miami Herald) Freedom's Debt to a Free Press and the Pursuit of Truth Freedom of the Press as the Fourth Estate of a Liberal Democracy Case Study 13: Freedom of the Press (or Abridgement Thereof) Worldwide (Second International World Press Freedom Ranking, October 2003) Justification for a Free Press in a Free Society Challenges to Sustaining a Free Press Chapter Five CENSORSHIP AND WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FOR THE GREATER GOOD Censorship and Journalism's Mandate Historical and Philosophical Background Censorship and Prioritized Journalistic Obligations Moral Rationale for Journalistic Censorship Case Study 14: Tomlinson's Efforts to Control Public Broadcasting Three Principles for Controlling Censorship Interdependence of a Free Society and a Free Press-Principle 1 Obligation to Maximize Relevant Truth Telling-Principle 2 Case Study 15: Censorship of the Press in Iraq Distinguishing Morally Justified Censorship-Principle 3 Voluntary and Involuntary Censorship Case Study 16: "Censoring" Terrorists by Official Request in a Free Society Chapter Six PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES Confidentiality Privileged Sources of News Information Moral and Prudential Reasoning Legal Pressure Against Journalists to Reveal Sources Standing Firm Against Coercion for a Free Press Case Study 17: Journalistic Shield Law in American History Shield Laws and Exceptions to Protection of Confidential Sources Moral Complications in Observing Confidentiality Case Study 18: Judith Miller and the CIA Leak Guidelines for Appeals to Confidentiality Internal Professional Oversight for Confidential Sources Censorship and Disclosure of Privileged Sources Case Study 19: Confidential Information about an Impending Medical Emergency Balancing Protection of Sources and the Greater Public Good Chapter Seven JOURNALISTIC RESPECT FOR PRIVACY Privacy in a Public World Constitutional Basis for the Right to Privacy Moral Value and the Right to Privacy Case Study 20: Magazine Publication of Private Celebrity Wedding Photographs Journalistic Obligations to Respect Privacy Investigative Journalism and the Right to Privacy Voluntary Disclosure Versus Involuntarily Obtained Information Slippery Slope Problems in Privacy Determinations Case Study 21: Investigating the Private Lives of the Families of Public Officials Choice of Public Life as a Disavowal of Privacy Celebrityhood and Journalistic Violations of Privacy Relinquishing Privacy by Acting in a Public Place Case Study 22: Reporting on Suicide as a Cause of Death Case Study 23: Paparazzi in the Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed Tragedy Chapter Eight OBJECTIVITY, PERSPECTIVE, AND BIAS An Ideal of Objectivity Noninvolvement in News Reporting Case Study 24: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Terry Milewski Embedding Journalists with the Military Case Study 25: Pentagon Directive for "EMBEDS" in the Second Gulf (Iraq) War Wartime Reportage Control, Censorship, and Propaganda Potential for Embedding Perspective and Orientation in News Reporting Political and Other Forms of Personal Bias Case Study 26: Allegations of Liberal Versus Conservative Bias in American Journalism Interpretation by News Reporters and Consumers Skepticism, Relativism, and Postmodern Disregard for Truth Conjecture and Speculation in the News Case Study 27: 2000 American Presidential Election Coverage Unscientific Polls and Unsubstantiated Opinions Chapter Nine EDITORIAL LICENSE AND OBLIGATIONS Editorial Opinion Case Study 28: Ethics of Editorializing in a Free Press Distinguishing News from Commentary Fact-Value Gap and the Naturalistic Fallacy Inferential Version of the Naturalistic Fallacy Is-Ought Gap and the Distinction Between News and Opinion Case Study 29: National Conference of Editorial Writers Foundation (NCEW) Editorial Opinion as News Perspective Editorial License and Ideological Spin Professional Ethical Guidelines for Editorialists Ways of Promoting Editorial Pluralism Case Study 30: Journalistic Ethics and the Power of Editorial Opinion Afterword JOURNALISM AS A FORCE FOR SOCIAL GOOD News to Change the World Lessons for Journalistic Ethics Information High Technology Historical Background: Twain's Congo Pamphlet Media Influencing Popular Opinion Double Effect of Media Impact on Policy Making Ideology Implicit in Mass Communications Technology Appendices 1: SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS-CODE OF ETHICS 282 2: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS-DECLARATION OFPRINCIPLES ON THE CONDUCT OF JOURNALISTS 285 3: ETHICS CODE: ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGING EDITORS 287 4: CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THERADIO-TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION 290

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書名 Journalistic ethics : moral responsibility in the media
著作者等 Boylan Michael
Jacquette Dale
シリーズ名 Basic ethics in action
出版元 Pearson/Prentice Hall
刊行年月 c2007
ページ数 xv, 300 p.
大きさ 23 cm
ISBN 9780131825390
NCID BA81270242
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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