Ethical reporting of sensitive topics / edited by Ann Luce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luce, Ann, editor.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalistic ethics.

Violence--Press coverage.

Violence.

Crises--Press coverage.

Crises.

Climatic changes--Press coverage.

Climatic changes.

Natural disasters--Press coverage.

Natural disasters.

Social problems--Press coverage.

Social problems.

Science--Press coverage.

Science.

Press coverage.

Physical Description:

xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics explores the underlying complexities that journalists may face when covering difficult news stories. Reporting on issues such as suicide, sexual abuse, or migration is a skill that is often glossed over in a journalist's education. By combining theory and practice, this collection will correct this oversight and give journalists the expertise and understanding to report on these subjects responsibly and ethically. Contributors to this volume are an international group of journalists-turned- academics, who share their first-hand experiences and unique professional insight into best ethical journalistic practice for reporting on sensitive topics. Drawing from a range of case studies, contributors discuss the most appropriate approach to, for example, describing a shooter who has killed a group of schoolchildren or interviewing someone who has lost everything in a natural disaster. Readers are invited to consider factors which have the potential to influence the reporting of these sorts of topics, including bias, sensationalism, conflict of interest, grief, vulnerability, and ignorance of one's own privilege. Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics aims to support all journalists, from students of journalism and individuals encountering a newsroom for the first time, to those veteran journalists or specialist journalists who seek to better their reporting skills.

Contents:

Introduction / Ann Luce

Ethics, Responsibility and Self-Care. Journalism Standards on the Job / Chris Frost

Learning to Cope with the Tough Times / Lyn Barnes

Reporting Sensitive Topics. Reporting Child Sexual Abuse / Amanda Gearing

Reporting Suicide / Ann Luce

Reporting Violence. Reporting Mass Shootings / Glynn Greensmith

Reporting Urban Violence and Gangs / Mathew Charles

Reporting Health. Reporting "Critical" Health Journalism / John Lister

Reporting on Drugs, Diets, Devices and Other Health Interventions / Kim Walsh-Childers

Reporting Science and the Environment. Reporting Controversial Science / Shelley Thompson & Hilary Stepien

Reporting Climate Change / Bob Wyss

Reporting Natural Disasters in the Digital Age / Amanda Gearing

Reporting Cultural, Ethnic and Geographical Difference. Reporting on "Other" Cultures / Alex Wake

Reporting on International Migration / Jeremaiah Opiniano

Conclusion: Further Hints and Tips.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780815348658

0815348657

9780815348665

0815348665

OCLC:

1057732135

Publisher Number:

40029110007