Thinking clearly : cases in journalistic decision-making / edited by Thomas Rosenstiel and Amy S. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenstiel, Tom.

Mitchell, Amy S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalistic ethics--Case studies.

Journalistic ethics.

Reporters and reporting--Case studies.

Reporters and reporting.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Written by professional journalists and classroom-tested at schools of journalism, these case studies are designed to provoke conversation about the issues that shape the production and presentation of the news in the new media age of the twenty-first century. The case studies cover a range of topics -- the commercial imperatives of newsroom culture, standards of verification, the competition of public and private interests, including the question of privacy -- in a variety of settings: Watergate, the Richard Jewell case, John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign, and the Columbine shooting, among others.

Contents:

1 McCarthyism, 1950-1954 / John Herbers 6

2 Internet Journalism and the Starr Investigation / J. D. Lasica 23

3 Columbine School Shooting: Live Television Coverage / Allcia C. Shepard 57

4 Minnesota Basketball Cheating Case / Geneva Overholser 82

5 The Massacre in El Mozote / Stanley Meisler 110

6 Watergate / James M. Perry 147

7 New Orleans Times-Picayune Series on Racism / Jack Nelson 183

8 John McCain's 2000 Presidential Campaign: Political Reporting / Jon Margolis 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0231125887

0231125895

OCLC:

50960838