Ethics for the media
By: William L. Rivers, Cleve Mathews.
Contributors: Mathews, Cleve.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Journalistic ethics -- United States
Description: "Journalism, advertising, public relations, photography, television production, media management- they are all professions fraught with troublesome and troubling ethical questions. Now anyone practicing, studying, or interested in these professions can find the clarification of the issues and specific, practical advice they've been looking for in this new book. Issues and topics addressed include sexism, investigative reporting, news gathering, freedom of the press, privacy and photojournalism, media codes, and much more. Each chapter features exercises to help the reader practice handling ethical issues. A number of appendices are also included which give codes of professional bodies and other useful information."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes index.