Media Ethics (Paperback)

by Matthew Kieran (Author) "Despite an increasing concern with media ethics there are many who remain skeptical about the very idea..." (more)
Key Phrases: harm condition, impartial reporter, media ethics, New York, United States, The Washington Post (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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Because its authors are across the pond, their points of view may be very different from what U.S. readers would expect from a collection on the subject of media ethics... and very useful in advancing their thinking... this slim volume will serve teachers of media ethics- practioners as well as professors- by supplying both a new approach and new concepts.
–Media Ethics, Spring 2001 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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“[K.] wisle illuminates a series of complex problems-including privacy, lies, sex, violence, and censorship-without either falling back on dogmatic absolutism or flopping into wishy-washy relativism. He has seen the "hot" movies (like Good Fellas and Natural Born Killers) and scoured the literature; he knows what he's talking about.”–Theological Studies

“Surrounded as we are by media on every side, few topics can be as pressing as the relation of the mass media to ethics. In this ground clearing book...Matthew Kieran provides the first sustained look at this topic by an analytic philosopher. With clarity and penetration, he examines issues ranging from journalism to pornography. His views may be sometimes controversial, but they are always stimulating and thoughtfully argued. This book opens new territory for philosophy. I predict that Kieran's book will launch a generation of media and philosophy courses throughout the English-speaking world.”–Noel Carroll Monroe C. Beardsley Professor of the Philosophy of Art the University of Wisconsin at Madison

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback (August 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275966941
• ISBN-13: 978-0275966942
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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