Overview
Confronted daily with decisions on how to present their stories, what to write and what not to write, journalists and the media are frequently accused of sensationalizing, of choosing to report the bad news, and of misquoting those they interview. In this substantially updated edition of Morals and the Media, Nick Russell addresses many of the concerns the public has about the media as he examines why the media behave the way they do. He also discusses how values have been developed and applied and suggests value systems that can be used to judge special situations. This revised edition covers the many changes in the Canadian media in the last decade, including further concentration of media ownership, media convergence, online journalism, the rise of the web log, and the tightening economic pressures on the industry as a whole. While much of the debate in this field has focused on conditions in the United States, Russell points out that the ethical issues that arise in Canada are often substantially different from those in the US. He has also added new “Tough Calls” at the end of each chapter, inviting readers to test their own ethics in scenarios drawn from real news stories. Morals and the Media will be essential reading in journalism courses as well as an important resource for journalists. It will also be of interest to the consumers of journalism – the readers, listeners, and watchers – who wonder why the media do what they do.
Full Product Details
Author: Nicholas Russell ,
Nick Russell
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Weight: 0.780kg
ISBN: 9780774810890
ISBN 10: 0774810890
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The recently published second edition of this essential book is not only of interest to students of journalism, but a compelling read for anyone interested in news-- Canadian news in particular.... Money, sex, violence, celebrity-- it's all here, but Mr. Russell takes these and many other topics and focuses them under a media lens. He asks the tough questions, uses plenty of well-chosen examples and thoroughly dissects the many moral challenges facing Canadian journalism today. --Newsletter of the Radio-TV News Directors Association Morals and the Media addresses the privacy issue with thoughtfulness and careful research. . --Vancouver Sun Russell's Morals and the Media belongs in any college or university program where journalism and media ethics are taught. I am certainly going to use it in my course in media ethics, grateful that, with book in hand, I now will not have to carry into class as many folders of clippings. --Canadian Journal of Communication Morals and the Media ..a handsomely produced book from UBC Press..presents convincing evidence that reporters, camera operators and editors do indeed struggle over the ethical implications of what they do for a living. . --Ottawa Citizen
The recently published second edition of this essential book is not only of interest to students of journalism, but a compelling read for anyone interested in news-- Canadian news in particular.... Money, sex, violence, celebrity-- it's all here, but Mr. Russell takes these and many other topics and focuses them under a media lens. He asks the tough questions, uses plenty of well-chosen examples and thoroughly dissects the many moral challenges facing Canadian journalism today. --Newsletter of the Radio-TV News Directors Association Russell's Morals and the Media belongs in any college or university program where journalism and media ethics are taught. I am certainly going to use it in my course in media ethics, grateful that, with book in hand, I now will not have to carry into class as many folders of clippings. --Canadian Journal of Communication Morals and the Media addresses the privacy issue with thoughtfulness and careful research. . --Vancouver Sun Morals and the Media ..a handsomely produced book from UBC Press..presents convincing evidence that reporters, camera operators and editors do indeed struggle over the ethical implications of what they do for a living. . --Ottawa Citizen
Author Information
Nick Russell is a former journalist who taught in the School of Journalism at the University of Regina. He is well known for conducting ethics and editing workshops for working journalists. He lives in Victoria.
