Media Ethics: Issues and Cases

by Philip Patterson, Lee Wilkins

A compilation of classroom tested cases in media ethics combining real life and hypothetical cases with a succinct introduction to relevant ethical theory helping students prepare for the ethical situations they will encounter in the media profession. Fourth revised edition.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Crimson Lady]

We have a philosophical mind so we see Ethics much like one sees "Common Sense." The practice is not universal and is bias in nature until standardized.

[Dr. Paul T. Blake]

After studying media ethics for two doctoral papers, my conclusion is that the only ethic is to "tell the truth." Yet now in a post-modern generation where truth is relative, we have lost any sort of coherency on defining "tell the truth." Thus the mayhem in the media we see today.

[Nadya]

Read for class - good case studies, a little outdated