Ethics for Journalists

Sallyanne Duncan, Sallyanne Duncan

• Verlag: Routledge
• Jahr: 2023
• ISBN:
  9780429999734
• Auflage: 3
• Thema: Sprachen & Linguistik
• Thema: Kommunikationswissenschaften

Ethics for Journalists critically explores many of the dilemmas that journalists face in their work and supports journalists in good ethical decision-making. From building trust, to combatting disinformation, to minimizing harm to vulnerable people through responsible suicide reporting, this book provides substantial analysis of key contemporary ethical debates and offers guidance on how to address them.

Revised and updated throughout, this third edition covers:

• the influence of press freedom and misinformation on trust
• the novel ethical challenges presented by social media
• the need for diversity of sources and in the newsroom, specifically relating to gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability
• issues around vulnerable people—reporting traumatic events, bereaved people, suicide and privacy
• health journalism and reporting a pandemic; and
• the impact of regulation on professional standards

Taking an accessible and engaging approach, including expert reflections on personal and professional experience, Ethics for Journalists provides a wealth of insight for those in journalism, from students and trainees to specialist correspondents and experienced editors.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Core principles of ethical journalism
• 1 Trust, information disorder and freedom of expression: Influences on ethical journalism
• 2 Regulating the mainstream media: Who guards the guardians?
• 3 Journalists and social media: Entering an ‘ethical vacuum’?
• 4 Sources: The lifeblood of journalism
• 5 Privacy and intrusion: Navigating the muddy waters of conflicting rights
• 6 Covering death and trauma: Focus on compassion and respect
• 7 Reporting suicide responsibly: A force for good
• 8 Diversity in the news: Seeking fair representation and inclusivity
• 9 The ethics of health journalism: Reporting a pandemic
• 10 Battling for news: Reporting war and conflict
• Index