MEDIA ETHICS CASES AND MORAL REASONING

MEDIA ETHICS CASES AND MORAL REASONING, NINTH EDITION CHALLENGES READERS TO THINK ANALYTICALLY ABOUT ETHICAL SITUATIONS IN MASS COMMUNICATION BY USING ORIGINAL CASE STUDIES AND COMMENTARIES ABOUT REAL-LIFE MEDIA EXPERIENCES. THIS BOOK FACILITATES AND ENHANCES ETHICAL AWARENESS BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL PHILOSOPHIES. MEDIA ETHICS INTRODUCES THE POTTER BOX (WHICH USES FOUR DIMENSIONS OF MORAL ANALYSIS DEFINITIONS, VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND LOYALTIES) TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR EXPLORING THE IMPORTANT STEPS IN MORAL REASONING AND ANALYZING THE CASES THAT FOLLOW. FOCUSING ON A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ETHICAL ISSUES FACING MEDIA PRACTITIONERS, THE CASES IN THIS NEW NINTH EDITION INCLUDE THE MOST RECENT ISSUES IN JOURNALISM, BROADCASTING, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT.