From the blaming of Princess Diana's death on news photographers to the public apology by CNN over its erroneous Vietnam-nerve-gas story, journalism and the American media in general are being placed under the microscope. The media-now more powerful than ever before due to computer advances, cable television, and the internet-controls our opinions, tastes, and, as some would have us believe, our actions. But has the media shed its ethics and become completely out of control? Has the quest to get the big scoop crippled the news media into believing 'first' is better than factual? To whom is the media responsible-the public, the stockholders, the advertisers? Who decides what may 'harm' an audience or what is unsuitable for children? Who, if anyone, should regulate the media? How do political agendas play into censorship (the FCC) and funding of the media? These questions and more are probed in "The Media and Morality", a wide-ranging selection of important essays that explores relationships between the media and its diverse audiences, its sponsors, stockholders, governments, and others. The authors attempt to define the obligations of the media in these relationships as well as the risks, benefits, and limits.
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"...an excellent overview, a great place to begin an in-depth search into one of the most vital debates of our time." -- Eye Magazine, Sept/Oct 1999
"...this book will help readers toward an ethical analysis of the media in the Information Age." -- Crime & Justice International, July/August 1999
"A solid overview." -- Booklist, April 1, 1999
"...this book will help readers toward an ethical analysis of the media in the Information Age." -- Crime & Justice International, July/August 1999
"A solid overview." -- Booklist, April 1, 1999
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I am one of the editors of this book. I think it's valuable because it includes articles that lay out broad issues in both journalism and entertainment, then articles that look at specific complaints people have, and then articles with proposed solutions. Teaching from this book can allow students to evaluate each component of the arguments. I particularly like the introduction, which offers a framework for analyzing ethics in the media.
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As he eulogized his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Earl Spencer spoke of the media as evil. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Watching America (What Television Tells Us About Our Lives) by S. Robert Lichter on page 300, page 301, and page 302
- Children and Television by Cedric Cullingford on page 302, page 303, and page 304
- Surviving the Media Jungle by David Chagall on page 259, page 354, and Back Matter
- Prime Time by Marlo and Lewis, Mina Bess Lewis on page 300, and page 302
- Official Secrets: The Use and Abuse of the Act (Coronet Books) by David Hooper on page 66, and page 67
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