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1 online resource (297 pages) |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; INTRODUCTION; 1 -- RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISTIC INQUIRY; INTELLECTUAL PRACTICES AND THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH; EPILOGUE; NOTES; 2 -- FABRICATION IN JOURNALISM; JOURNALISM, TRUTH TELLING, AND MOVIES; STEPHEN GLASS IN LIFE AND ON SCREEN; NOTES; 3 -- POLITICAL MANIPULATION OF THE MEDIA; JOURNALISTS AS WATCHDOGS; CHANGE THE STORY, CHANGE THE LEAD; "SEEK TRUTH AND REPORT IT"; REAL TRICKS OF THE PR TRADE; GOOD REPORTING REQUIRES GOOD ETHICS; NOTES; 4 -- WHAT IS GOOD WORK?; GOOD WORK DEFINED; THE RULES OF GOOD WORK; NOTES. |
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5 -- deception and undercover journalismundercover journalism in history; undercover journalism today; notes; 6 -- covering sports; notes; 7 -- when journalists are first responders; rethinking news coverage in die hard; a jerk, but no coward; ambulance chasers, heroes, or "just doing their job"?; from die hard to the real world; notes; 8 -- style over substance; a trip to plato's cave; the tears; the sweat; no place for love?; it is verboten; authentic or not?; notes; 9 -- ethics in black and white; roots of the conflict; filling a vacuum; a web of obligations; ethics in action; notes. |
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10 -- CRIME REPORTINGA REAL-LIFE DRAMA; UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL; DUBIOUS ETHICS; FORGETTING THE FAMILY?; MODEL MUCKRAKING OR JUDGMENTAL JOURNALISM?; THE BENEFITS OF EXPERIENCE; HOW THE SINDO SINNED; DEEP THROATS IN DUBLIN?; NOTES; 11 -- THE UTOPIAN NATURE OF JOURNALISTIC TRUTH; THE NEW KID IN TOWN; WHERE NO FINAL CONCLUSIONS EXIST; NOTES; 12 -- JOURNALISM AND THE VICTIMS OF WAR; "WELCOME TO HELL"; "WE'RE NOT HERE TO HELP"; "THE JOURNALISM OF EMPATHY"; "A VERY SAD EPITAPH"; NOTES; AFTERWORD -- Left Hanging; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; FOR FURTHER READING; SELECTED JOURNALISM MOVIES FOR FURTHER VIEWING. |
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Class projects for instructorsindex; about the contributors. |
| Summary |
Journalism Ethics Goes to the Movies poses urgent questions about journalism ethics and offers candid answers. As the title suggests, the authors-some of the nation's leading journalism scholars-investigate popular movies to illustrate the kind of ethical dilemmas journalists encounter on the job, resulting in a student-friendly book sure to spark interest and stimulate thinking. At a time when experts and the public alike worry that journalism has lost its way, here's a book that can provide much-needed, accessible guidance. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Journalists in motion pictures.
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Journalists in motion pictures. |
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Journalistic ethics.
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Journalistic ethics. |
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Electronic books.
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Beasley, Berrin A.
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Borden, Sandra L.
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Brown, Robert.
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Carvalho, John.
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Dillon, Michael.
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Ehrlich, Matthew C.
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Harry, Joseph C.
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Peck, Lee A.
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Reader, Bill.
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Saltzman, Joe.
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Stocking, S. Holly.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Good, Howard. Journalism Ethics Goes to the Movies. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007 9780742554283 |
| ISBN |
9781461638339 (electronic book) |
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146163833X (electronic book) |
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