Quagmires and Quandaries: Exploring Journalism Ethics

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UNSW Press, 2005 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 178 pages
Despite best intentions, various codes of ethics and extensive public attention, journalists are repeatedly seen to behave in ways that are less than edifying. With refreshing candor and scholarly rigor, Ian Richards, journalist and academic, examines the reasons why this particular profession is, apparently, so ethically challenged.
 

Contents

Journalism and ethics
1
Journalism and truthtelling
17
Journalism and objectivity
32
Codes of ethics codes of practice
48
The business of journalism
83
The impact of technology
99
A journalism for the public?
111
Journalism and privacy
118
Intrusion into grief
133
Future directions
147
References
158
Index
173
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