Media Ethics: Issues and Cases, Tenth Edition

Media Ethics: Issues and Cases is a classroom-tested compilation of fifty-five diverse cases that will help students prepare for the ethical situations they will confront in their media careers. Ninety percent of the cases are based on actual events, and authors from many institutions and media outlets contributed both real-life and hypothetical cases. There is a strong focus on ethical theory and practice throughout this book, which works well both as a main text in a media ethics course and in an "across the curriculum" approach in other media courses. Every chapter has been revised to include the most significant research and thinking about the individual topics in the field, including more attention to emerging ethical theory in the areas of privacy, truth telling, and the political role of the news media. Key updates to the tenth edition: A revised organization of chapters to emphasize ethical foundations and practical applications, Twenty-three new cases on current media topics, including: The January 2021 US Capitol insurrection, The COVID-19 pandemic, Racial injustice and protests, Political Twitter usage, The 2017 Fyre Festival, Body shaming in advertising, Social media, privacy invasion, and algorithmic biases, Blended entertainment, infotainment, and news, Fake news across platforms and media types, Public service in public relations, Visit https://textbooks.rowman.com to access the student website of cases from previous editions and instructor ancillaries, including PowerPoints, interactive exercises, and essay questions. Book jacket.