| Description |
xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Ethical Journalism after News of the World -- What this book does (and does not do) -- Ethical discussions in Australia after News of the World -- What is journalism? Journalism as a distinct entity -- 2.An Ethical Ideal Worth Aiming for: Journalism and Best Practice -- What ethics means: Explanation and definitions -- Two approaches to best practice -- Conclusion -- 3.Pragmatic and Bold: The Journalist and the Media -- Ethical disasters or bold engagement? Why perspective and positioning affect journalists -- Case studies in disaster -- Conclusion: Towards journalistic engagement -- 4.Ethical Stories: Disasters and DJs -- What questions of ethics mean for the media -- How Australian journalists code their ethics -- How to relate specific points in Australia's ethical codes to actual stories: Some examples -- ACMA and the shock jock -- Conclusion: Towards your ethical engagement -- |
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Contents note continued: 5.Freedom as Idea and Practice: Ethics, ̀Hacktivism' and Human Rights / Janine Little -- How the idea of ̀freedom' relates to journalism ethics and law -- Freedom and journalism ethics -- The public right to know and its relationship to civil liberties for individuals -- Why ̀hacktivism' and the command of information is now being called ̀terrorism' -- Conclusion -- 6.Trial by Media I: Women in the Private-Public Divide -- Azaria Chamberlain and Dianne Brimble--ethics and spectacle -- Credibility and sources: Women as suspects -- Protecting the course of justice: Trial by media and the Dianne Brimble case -- The St Kilda schoolgirl Facebook photo scandal -- Privacy and breach of confidence: Australian legal provisions -- Conclusion: Privacy and human rights -- 7.Trial by Media II: Contempt of Court and the Right to a Fair Trial -- Why the issue of trial by media tests journalists' understanding of public interest -- On the trail of Dennis Ferguson -- |
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Contents note continued: ̀Across the night sky': The Farquharson trial and the tragedy of a triple child murder -- The faces of Arthur Freeman -- Conclusion: By doing the job fairly, the journalist acts well -- 8.Hurt Reputations: Introduction to Defamation Law and Cases -- What is defamation? -- How Australian defamation law developed -- How Australian defamation law became (almost) uniform -- Why you need to learn about defamation: The short version -- How to measure the risk of defamation -- The three-point test -- A selective case law history: From shower scenes to war crimes -- Conclusion: Defamation and responsibility--back to journalism -- 9.Defamation Defences -- How defending defamation relates to public memory -- The defamation defences -- What has it got to do with journalists? -- Conclusion: How free are we to speak? -- 10.Animal Rights and Public Interest: How Journalists Advocating for Animals Helped Shape Australian Law -- Why animals matter to journalism -- |
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Contents note continued: How animal rights advocacy led to tests of the public interest in Australian law -- Why public interest is not always a reliable defence -- Secret video 11 years on -- Comparison story: Anna Krien's Us and Them -- Conclusion: Why this matters for journalism as a social practice -- 11.When Trolls Ruled the Twitterverse: Journalism and Social Media -- Why trolls signal an essential ethical issue for journalism--and why social media vigilantes are related -- How cyber-bullying and other misuses of the internet relate to journalism: The case studies -- The difference between media sensationalism and journalistic enquiry -- Social media and fairness -- Conclusion: Why journalism ethics matters in such cases, and what you can do about it -- 12.The Competition and Consumer Act for Journalists -- Misleading representation -- Relevant sections for journalists in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 -- Misleading and deceptive conduct: A brief biography -- |
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Contents note continued: Conclusion -- 13.Copyright for Journalists -- How Australian law protects copyright -- What copyright covers -- Copyright's rationale -- The internet and copyright -- Conclusion -- 14.Conclusion--Continuing Journalism |
| Summary |
Journalism Ethics and Law focusses on some of Australias most notorious current events to bring to life the on-going conversation about journalism ethics and how the law works with todays media. Australian author from Deakin Univ |
| Analysis |
Journalism |
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Ethics |
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Journalists |
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Mass media |
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Freedom of the press |
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Best practice |
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Women |
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Legal standing |
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Trials |
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Contempt of court |
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Defamation |
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Animal welfare |
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Public interest |
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Social media |
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010 |
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Copyright |
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Case studies |
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Cases (Law) |
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Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 232-247) and index |
| Subject |
Journalistic ethics -- Australia.
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Press law -- Australia.
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Journalistic ethics.
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Mass media -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Journalism -- Objectivity.
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Mass media -- Law and legislation.
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Journalism -- Law and legislation.
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Journalists -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Reading List |
ACC213 recommended text 2024
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| ISBN |
9780195522259 (paperback) |
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