Media Ethics: Issues and Cases

by Philip Patterson, Lee C Wilkins

By combining real-life and hypothetical cases with a succinct introduction to ethical theory, this text helps students prepare for the ethical situations they will encounter in the media professions. It is an ideal choice as the main text in a media ethics course or as a supplemental text in any course in journalism. The new edition reflects changes in the world post 9/11, including the war in Iraq, the Enron and WorldCom scandals, and a new look at media and democracy in light of FCC-approved media consolidation.

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Crimson Lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have a philosophical mind so we see Ethics much like one sees "Common Sense." The practice is not universal and is bias in nature until standardized.

[Dr. Paul T. Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

After studying media ethics for two doctoral papers, my conclusion is that the only ethic is to "tell the truth." Yet now in a post-modern generation where truth is relative, we have lost any sort of coherency on defining "tell the truth." Thus the mayhem in the media we see today.

[Nadya ⭒ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for class - good case studies, a little outdated