Journalism Ethics

<P>Developing a strong philosophical and theoretical framework and taking a consistent political economy approach throughout, this bestselling textbook introduces students to contemporary issues and cases in journalism ethics. </P><P>Whilst maintaining many Australian examples and building on the already popular structure and content, this new edition introduces a broader international range of examples and considers traditional and social media from a global perspective. </P><P>Ideas, examples and cases discussed include:</P><UL><LI>WikiLeaks</LI><LI>Digital technologies and ethico-legal dilemmas</LI><LI>News of the World and phone hacking</LI><LI>Using facebook as a source</LI><LI>Defamatory tweets</LI><LI>The Arab Spring</LI><LI>The Japanese Tsunami and the Christchurch earthquake</LI><LI>Using User Generated Content</LI><LI>Freedom of Information laws</LI><LI>Trial by media</LI><LI>Tiger Woods</LI><LI>Privacy vs. the public right to know</LI><LI>Obama and race</LI><LI>Fake news: is Jon Bon Jovi dead?</LI><LI>Ethics and the use of footage of fatal incidents</LI></UL><P>After looking at the theory and practice of journalism ethics, the book concludes with a guide to on-the-job decision making.</P>