Journalism Ethics Goes to the Movies

by Good, Howard; Beasley, Berrin A.; Borden, Sandra L.; Brown, Robert; Carvalho, John; Dillon, Michael; Ehrlich, Matthew C.; Harry, Joseph C.; Peck, Lee Anne; Reader, Bill; Saltzman, Joe; Stocking, S Holly

• ISBN13: 9780742554276
• ISBN10: 0742554279
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-23
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Journalism Ethics Goes to the Movies poses urgent questions about journalism ethics and offers candid answers. As the title suggests, the authorssome of the nation's leading journalism scholarsinvestigate popular movies to illustrate the kind of ethical dilemmas journalists encounter on the job, resulting in a student-friendly book sure to spark interest and stimulate thinking. At a time when experts and the public alike worry that journalism has lost its way, here's a book that can provide much-needed, accessible guidance.

Table of Contents

Responsible Journalistic Inquiry: The Paper	p. 9
Fabrication in Journalism: Shattered Glass	p. 19
Political Manipulation of the Media: Wag the Dog	p. 35
What Is Good Work? Absence of Malice	p. 49
Deception and Undercover Journalism: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Deeds	p. 59
Covering Sports: The Pride of the Yankees	p. 73
When Journalists Are First Responders: Die Hard and Die Hard 2	p. 81
Style over Substance: Broadcast News	p. 97
Ethics in Black and White: Good Night, and Good Luck	p. 109
Crime Reporting: Veronica Guerin	p. 125
The Utopian Nature of Journalistic Truth: The Year of Living Dangerously	p. 137
Journalism and the Victims of War: Welcome to Sarajevo	p. 149
Afterword: Left Hanging
Selected Journalism Movies for Further Viewing
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