Journalism ethics: arguments and cases for the twenty-first century/
Roger Patching
- London: Routledge, 2013.
- 300p.
PART I The theoretical framework for arguments and cases 1 Ethics and philosophy 2 An age of revolutions: Journalism, ethics and freedom of the press 3 Journalism ethics today PART II Ethics in practice 4 How far do you go? Deception and the public interest Case Study 1; ]ohann Hart's catalogue of deception 75 Case Study 2: VS NPR - hidden camera sting backfires and a 'shock jock' opens his mouth to change feet 76 5 Do you want lies with that? The problems with chequebook journalism Case Study 1: Bali Boy 86 Case Study 2: British sailors sell their story - with permission 88 , > 6 The price of truth? Foreign correspondence and war reporting" Case Study 1: The kidnapped correspondent 105 Case Study 2: The heroes that weren't 107 -A •• • PART III Dealing with the law - ethically speaking 7 Covering the courts and legal issues Case Study 1: The Baden-Clay murder and the media 123 Case Study 2: Amanda Knox - guilty on the website, but not in court 124 8 Trial by media Case Study 1: Herald Sun frortt page: 'We don't believe you' 140 Case Study 2: The 'outing of politician David Campbell by Seven 142 9 Fair dealing - sources, shield laws and PR Case Study 1: The tale of Alan Kessing 158 Case Study 2: The outing of Valerie Flame 160 PART IV The big issues in media ethics 10 Do we need to know? Privacy and the press, an ethico-legal fault line Case Study 1: A tiger on the course, a cheetah in the bedroom 182 Case Study 2: Lara and Michael 183 11 The ethics of the image Case Study 1: The Independent on Sunday defends using pictures of dead Syrian children 197 Case Study 2: Would Diana have got along with Kate, and do we care? 198 12 Social media: the game-changer Case Study 1: The 'Kony 2012' social media campaign 215 Case Study 2: The St Kilda rmde photo scandal 216 13 Ethical decision-making in the newsroom