Speech, media and ethics : the limits of free expression : critical studies on freedom of expression, freedom of the press and the public's right to know / Raphael Cohen-Almagor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech.

Freedom of the press.

Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

xxi, 216 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

"Speech, Media, and Ethics: The Limits of Free Expression" is an interdisciplinary work that employs ethics, liberal philosophy, and legal and media studies to outline boundaries to freedom of expression and freedom of the press conducive to protecting basic human and civic rights. Moral principles are applied to analyze practical questions that deal with free expression and its limits.

Contents:

Part I Freedom of Expression 1

1. Harm Principle, Offence Principle, and Hate Speech 3

2. The Right to Demonstrate versus the Right to Privacy: Picketing Private Homes of Public Officials 24

3. The Right to Participate in Elections: Judicial and Practical Considerations 42

Part II Media Ethics, Freedom and Responsibilities 67

4. Objective Reporting in the Media: Phantom Rather than Panacea 69

5. Ethnical Boundaries of Media Coverage 87

6. Media Coverage of Suicide: Comparative Analysis 105

7. The Work of the Press Councils in Great Britain, Canada, and Israel: a Comparative Appraisal 124

Appendix Perceptions of Media Coverage among the Israeli-Jewish Public: a Reflection of Existing Social Cleavages? / Itzhak Yanovitzky 152.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-211) and indexes.

ISBN:

0312236077

OCLC:

43992936