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Title Journalism ethics : a casebook of professional conduct for news media / edited by Fred Brown and the SPJ Ethics Committee
Edition 4th ed
Published Portland, Or. : Marion Street Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (298 pages)
Contents Journalism ethics. Ethical thinking : history and definitions ; Professional journalism organizations' codes of ethics ; Ethical decision-making : procedures ; The role of the journalist ; Codes of ethics and beyond ; The 1996 SPJ code ; Codes of ethics ; The right to be wrong : law and ethics -- Case studies. To tell the truth : accuracy and fairness ; Accuracy checklist ; Accuracy and the new media ; Cooperating with government ; A congressman's past ; A media-savvy killer ; A suspect 'confession ; Pre-publication review ; Who's the 'predator'? ; The media's foul ball ; McVeigh's confession goes online ; Accuracy : what the codes say ; Deception ; Deception checklist ; ABC and Food Lion ; The Masquerading Mortician ; Story or stunt in Tampa? ; Deception : what the codes say ; Minimize harm ; Fairness checklist ; TV doctors in Haiti ; Publishing drunken drivers' photos ; Naming victims of sex crimes ; Admiral Boorda suicide ; Abortion coverage on deadline ; When the crime is incest ; A checklist for covering sensitive issues ; Minimizing harm : what the codes say ; Diversity ; Putting diversity to work in your news organization ; Guidelines for racial identification ; When sources won't talk ; The 'N' Word ; A columnist's edge cuts skin-deep ; Portrayal of the disabled ; The 'art' of darkness ; Prejudiced and persistent ; Diversity : what the codes say ; Conflicts of interest ; Conflict of interest checklist ; Indifference vs. impartiality ; The embedded reporter ; 'Reigning' on the parade ; Controversy over a concert ; A National Guard trip ; KQED and the Vintner ; Independence and car dealers ; CNN conflicted ; Writing checks, getting exclusives ; Expensive home movies ; Conflicts of interest : what the codes say ; Outside activities : what the codes say ; Photojournalism ; Photojournalism checklist ; Illegitimate image ; Too graphic? ; Tragedy at Ohio U ; 'An indelible photo' ; Photojournalism : what the codes say ; Obscenity : what the codes say ; Privacy ; Privacy checklist ; 'Outing' Arthur Ashe ; Covering, or covering up, suicide? ; Public and private Jewell ; 'Naming' a dilemma ; Privacy : what the codes say ; Source/reporter relationships ; Relationships checklist ; A self-serving leak ; Crossing the border ; Connie Chung and Newt's mom ; Deep Throat, and his motive ; Keeping a promise to a source ; To love and work in Denver ; Source relationships : what the codes say ; Accountability ; Celebrity coverage : when is it time to say enough? ; You don't know Jack ; The Times and Jayson Blair ; And the winner is ; CIA crack contra-versy ; Accountability : what the codes say ; Blogging by reporters : what the codes say
Summary Fred Brown is an adjunct instructor in communication ethics at the University of Denver and a principal in a Denver-based media training and consulting firm. He is a former national president of the Society of Professional Journalists and former chair of its ethics committee. He worked nearly 40 years as a reporter and editor at The Denver Post and still writes a Sunday editorial page column for the paper. --Book Jacket
Notes Privacy: What the Codes Say
Revised edition of: Doing ethics in journalism / Jay Black, Bob Steele, Ralph Barney, 3rd ed. ©1999
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index
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Subject Journalistic ethics -- United States -- Case studies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Journalistic ethics -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Journalistic ethics -- United States -- Case studies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Journalistic ethics
United States
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Brown, Fred, 1940-
Black, Jay. Doing ethics in journalism
Society of Professional Journalists (U.S.)
ISBN 9781936863112
1936863111