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Fall 2009, Vol. 21, No.1


Read All About It- In Nonprofit Newspapers?

Rushworth M. Kidder
Newspapers appear to be evaporating before our very eyes. What plagues newspapers? Is it simply their financial model?

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Existentialism: Free Comment, Authenticity, and Responsibility

Commentary on the Singer-Ashman JMME article
Existentialism: Free Comment, Authenticity, and Responsibility
John C. Merrill

Some comment is free and some facts are sacred...But both expose the communicator to ridicule, penalties and danger.



Faking It: Manipulating Reality in Documentaries

Faking It: Manipulating Reality in Documentaries
Ernest D. Rose

On more than a few occasions, Friendly was not above doctoring material that was passed off as the real thing.



Ethicalia: A Compendium of Global Ethical Minutia

Ethicalia: A Compendium of Global Ethical Minutia
Manny Paraschos
spans the globe for "Ethicalia," minutia about the ethics of the media. This edition includes items from Spain, Britain, Los Angeles and Croatia.



A Journalistic Conflict

Duane C. S. Stoltzfus

What should sources expect from student journalists?



The Challenge of the John Yoo Case

The Challenge of the John Yoo Case
Cary Nelson

Yoo's case raises new-and potentially dangerous-grounds for determining what activities and contexts bear on defining and establishing professional fitness.



Ethics Survey of Ohio News Managers

Ethics Survey of Ohio News Managers
Trace Regan

Most Ohio newsrooms that participated in a 2008 survey do not have a specific, established process for handling ethical issues. However, the news managers in many of these newsrooms say having newsroom staff members discuss ethical issues is a key to their ethical decision-making.



Ethical Enigmas in Mediated Emotion:

The Use of Empathy in Television Reporting
Ethical Enigmas in Mediated Emotion:
Gene Burd

News anchors have the dilemma of needing both to be professionally objective and personally dispassionate.



To Kill a Journalist:

How to Stop the Ultimate Form of Censorship
To Kill a Journalist:
Jack Lule

What can journalists-and those who wish to protect journalists-do to protect and defend the world's endangered watchdogs?



Needed: A Path Online to Other Voices

Needed: A Path Online to Other Voices
Carole McNall

It is increasingly possible, especially for those who get their information online, to dodge all points of view that don't agree with them.



The Fight for the Soul of Public Relations

The Fight for the Soul of Public Relations
Shannon A. Bowen

Is public relations a vociferous advocate or an independent counsel?



The Ethicist: A Fable for Our Time

X. S. De Taille

A fictional piece: Can an ethicist have an ethical problem?



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