Media Ethics Magazine

Fall 2009, Vol. 21, No.1Read All About It- In Nonprofit Newspapers?

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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

Existentialism: Free Comment, Authenticity, and Responsibility

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

John C. Merrill

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

A Journalistic Conflict

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Duane C. S. Stoltzfus

What should sources expect from student journalists?

Ethical Enigmas in Mediated Emotion:

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Gene Burd

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

Needed: A Path Online to Other Voices

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Shannon A. Bowen

Is public relations a vociferous advocate or an independent counsel?

The Ethicist: A Fable for Our Time

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

X. S. De Taille

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

Faking It: Manipulating Reality in Documentaries

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ernest D. Rose

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

Ethics Survey of Ohio News Managers

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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.

The Challenge of the John Yoo Case

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cary Nelson

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

To Kill a Journalist:

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Jack Lule

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

Ethicalia: A Compendium of Global Ethical Minutia

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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.

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