Good news : social ethics and the press / Clifford G. Christians, John P. Ferré, P. Mark Fackler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christians, Clifford G., author.

Ferré, John P., author.

Fackler, Mark, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalistic ethics--United States--History--20th century.

Journalistic ethics.

Journalism--Objectivity--United States.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages)

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mass media ethics and the classical liberal ideal of the autonomous individual are historically linked and professionally dominant - yet the authors of this work feel this is intrinsically flawed. They show how recent research in philosophy and social science -together with a longer tradition in theological inquiry - insist that community, mutuality, and relationship are fundamental to a full concept of personhood. The authors argue that "persons-in-community" provides a more defensible grounding for journalists' professional moral decison-making in crucial areas such as truthtelling, privacy, organizational culture, and balanced coverage. With numerous examples drawn from life as well as from theory, this book will interest journalists, editors, and professionals in media management as well as students and scholars of media ethics, reporting, and media law.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Enlightenment Individualism; 3. Communitarian Ethics; 4. Civic Transformation; 5. Organizational Culture; 6. Normative Pluralism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780197724347

0197724345

9781280760334

1280760338

9780199725656

0199725659

9780195359206

0195359208

OCLC:

252639968