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9780195068986

Philosophical Issues in Journalism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195068986

  • ISBN10:

    019506898X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-03-26
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Bringing together major writings on a wide range of conceptual issuesunderlying the theory and practice of journalism, this unique anthology coverstopics such as what makes a story newsworthy, journalism and professionalethics, the right of free speech, privacy and news sources, politics and thepower of the press, objectivity and bias, and the education of journalists.Including papers by key contemporary and classical authors such as WalterLippmann, Joshua Halberstam, Tom L. Beauchamp, Fred Smoller, Edward J. Epstein,Herbert Gans, John Stuart Mill, Philip Meyer, and Theodore L. Glasser, this bookintroduces provocative issues in press ethics and philosophy that color ordetermine much of what we see and hear in today's media.

Table of Contents

General Introduction
What Makes a Story "Newsworthy?"Joshua Halberstam: A Prolegomenon for a Theory of News
The Significant Facts
Morality, Competence, and Journalistic Excellence
The Virtuous Journalist: Morality in Journalism
Some Conflicting Assumptions of Journalistic Ethics
Publication and Free Speech
Mill: Liberty of Thought and Discussion
"Censorship": Some Distinctions
Privacy, News Sources, and the Refusal to Testify
Privacy, Morality, and the Law
The Reporter's Refusal to Testify
Political Power and the Media
The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Policy: The Myth of Power and the Power of Myth
Network News Coverage of the Presidency: Implications for Democracy
Objectivity and News Reporting
Stereotypes, Public Opinion, and the Press
Objectivity and News Bias
Multiperspectivism and the Problem of News Distortion
Multiperspectival News
Some Reservations about Multiperspectival News
Logical Foundations of News Reporting
Understanding Errors and Biases That Can Affect Journalists
Devices of News Slanting in the Print Media
Organizational Biases of Network News Reporting
Philosophy and Journalistic Education
Applying Philosophy to Journalism
What Can Philosophy Do for a Journalist?Each chapter ends with Discussion Questions
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