Communication, Film & Theatre

Uniquely arranged as a series of debates, Controversies in Media Ethics, 2/e, offers alternate perspectives on a wide range of media ethics issues. In each chapter, two opposing viewpoints are presented, followed by a commentary by John Merrill. These chapter-ending perspectives identify middle ground between the widely differing perspectives presented and encourage students to think critically about important issues. Provocative topics, such as privacy, violence and pornography, and ethics in advertising provide students with lively and interesting examples of the complex traditional and emerging problems of media ethics.

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! Fully updated examples, include discussions of the President Clinton/ Paula Jones trial, the media’s handling of Princess Diana’s death, and O. J. Simpson’s civil trial.

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! A chapter on Conflicts of Interest (chapter 14) shows the ethical struggles in the media and its practices.

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! An updated bibliography at end of the text has been expanded to include more general media ethics issues.

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! A mini-chapter (part of chapter 15) includes a new discussion of deception and reporting in the media.

• Each chapter ends with a commentary by John Merrill that encourages students to find common ground between differing perspectives.

• A beginning overview of general ethical principles (before chapter 1), written by John Merrill, gives students a basis for understanding issues presented in the text.

• A list of other sources is provided at the end of each chapter for students who want more information on a certain subject.

Preface.


Overview: Foundations for Media Ethics.


 1. Ethics and Freedom: Mass Media Accountability.


 2. Individual Autonomy and Ethical Decisions.


 3. Codes of Ethics.


 4. Manipulation by the Media: Truth, Fairness, and Objectivity.


 5. Influences on Media Content: The Public Relations Factor.


 6. Accessing the Media: Information Equity versus Apartheid.


 7. The Ethics of “Correctness” and “Inclusiveness”: Culture, Race, and Gender in the Mass Media.


 8. Private Lives, Public Interests.


 9. Data Privacy.


10. Violence and Sexual Pornography.


11. Media Ethics and the Economic Marketplace.


12. Infotainment Programming.


13. Ethics and Advertising.


14. Conflicts of Interest.


15. More Topics in the Ethical Debate.


Bibliography.


Index.

Media Ethics  (Mass Communication / Public Relations / Film)
Media and Society  (Mass Communication / Public Relations / Film)

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive for Communication, Version 3.0, 3/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | CD-ROM Only; 32 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205437095 | ISBN-13: 9780205437092

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

Pearson Allyn & Bacon Film Study Site Update (open Access)
Allyn & Bacon
©2011 | Allyn & Bacon | On-line Supplement | Estimated Availability : 02/15/2010
ISBN-10: 0205737595 | ISBN-13: 9780205737598
URL:  http://www.abfilmstudies.com

ResearchNavigator.com Guide: Mass Communication, Theatre, and Film (Valuepack item only)
Roat & Barr
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205524141 | ISBN-13: 9780205524143

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

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