This new edition of a well-regarded, student-friendly textbook for
journalism ethics has been extensively revised and updated to meet
the needs of the 21st century journalist working in the
digital age.
* Educates aspiring journalists on ethical decision-making, with
coverage of key applied issues such as the principles of fairness
and accuracy, the duty of verification, the role of social media,
the problems of plagiarism, fabrication, and conflicts of interest,
business issues that affect journalism ethics, and questions
relating to source relationships, privacy, and deception in
reporting
* Includes extensive revisions to the majority of chapters, as
well as six new ‘Point of View’ essays, eight new case
studies, and a full glossary
* Brings together the authoritative, engaging voice of a veteran
journalist, the viewpoints of distinguished scholars and print,
broadcast, and digital practitioners, and insights from complex,
real-world case studies
* Supplemented by an annually updated companion website with
resources for teachers and students, including: links to current
articles discussing the subjects covered in each of the
book’s chapters, and a teachers’ guide that offers
sample syllabi, discussion guides, Power Point slides, sample quiz
and exam questions, and links to audiovisual material
Table of Content
Foreword: Journalism Genes xvii
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxi
Part I: A Foundation for Making Ethical Decisions 1
1 Why Ethics Matters in Journalism 3
2 Ethics, the Bedrock of a Society 15
3 The News Media’s Role in Society 23
4 For Journalists, a Clash of Moral Duties 39
5 The Public and the Media: Love and Hate 58
6 Applying Four Classic Theories of Ethics 78
7 Using a Code of Ethics as a Decision Tool 89
8 Making Moral Decisions You Can Defend 116
Part II: Exploring Themes of Ethics Issues in Journalism 131
9 Stolen Words, Invented Facts … or Worse 133
10 Conflicts of Interest: Appearances Count 151
11 The Business of Producing Journalism 174
12 Getting the Story Right and Being Fair 194
13 Dealing with Sources of Information 223
14 Making News Decisions about Privacy 241
15 Making News Decisions about Taste 268
16 Deception, a Controversial Reporting Tool 284
17 Covering a Diverse, Multicultural Society 306
18 Ethics Issues Specific to Digital Journalism 329
19 Ethics Issues Specific to Visual Journalism 349
20 Some Thoughts to Take with You 374
Glossary 377
Index 382
About the author
Gene Foreman spent more than half a century in journalism – 41 years as a reporter and editor and nine years as a teacher in the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University, USA. He climaxed his newsroom career with 25 years as managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, a period in which Inquirer staff members won 18 Pulitzer Prizes. Retiring in 1998, he joined the Penn State faculty. As the inaugural Larry and Ellen Foster Professor, he taught courses in journalism ethics and news editing. Since retiring from full-time teaching in 2006, he has continued as a visiting professor at Penn State. He coaches writing students and directs the Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers, which has attracted more than 40 Pulitzer winners. In 2003, Foreman received two awards for excellence in teaching in the College of Communications, the Deans’ Award and the Alumni Society Award. In 2013, the Alumni Society gave him its first Douglas A. Anderson Contributor Award in recognition of his work on behalf of the College and its students. In retirement, Foreman has also served distinguished visiting professorships at the University of Arkansas and Washington and Lee University. He was president of the Associated Press Managing Editors in 1990 and board member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1992-95.
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