Journalism Ethics

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. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ Ideas, examples and cases discussed include:_x000D_ _x000D_ WikiLeaks_x000D_ Digital technologies and ethico-legal dilemmas_x000D_ News of the World and phone hacking_x000D_ Using facebook as a source_x000D_ Defamatory tweets_x000D_ The Arab Spring_x000D_ The Japanese Tsunami and the Christchurch earthquake_x000D_ Using User Generated Content_x000D_ Freedom of Information laws_x000D_ Trial by media_x000D_ Tiger Woods_x000D_ Privacy vs. the public right to know_x000D_ Obama and race_x000D_ Fake news: is Jon Bon Jovi dead?_x000D_ Ethics and the use of footage of fatal incidents_x000D_ After looking at the theory and practice of journalism ethics, the book concludes with a guide to on-the-job decision making.