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Journalism ethics by court decree : the Supreme Court on the proper practice of journalism / John C. Watson ; edited by Melvin I. Urofsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, John C., 1954-
- Series:
- Law and society, recent scholarship
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court.
- United States.
- Journalists--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Journalists.
- Journalistic ethics--United States.
- Journalistic ethics.
- Press law--United States.
- Press law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Watson concludes that journalism practice is guided and defined by law and ethics. Journalists are most likely to follow an ethical principle when it is supported by the law and less likely if it is opposed or not supported by the law. The law at issue is virtually always the First Amendment. Because the Supreme Court has the final say on First Amendment issues, the Court has a powerful influence on the applied ethics of journalism. Watson analyzes Court rulings since 1947 that address journalism's primary ethical principles. He considers the implications of having jurists set the course of proper journalism practice, especially when unfettered journalism ethics require journalists to violate the law.
- Contents:
- Making journalism ethical : codes, commissions, and councils
- Truth and truth telling : first principle and prime directive
- Privacy : a matter of morality, ethics, and law
- Civic responsibility : a casualty of ethical principle.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-59332-355-7
- OCLC:
- 460042692
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