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Understanding Media Ethics

by David Sanford Horner

Understanding Media Ethics

You can read the journal articles highlighted in each chapter by clicking on the Journal Articles link below. Please be aware each article will open in a new window. 

Journal articles

Chapter 1: Relating Media Ethics to Media Studies

Luckhurst, T. and Phippen, L. (2014) ‘Good behaviour can be taught’, British Journalism Review, 25: 56–61.


Chapter 2: Foundations: Methods in Media Ethics

Morrison, David E. and Svennevig, Michael (2007) ‘The defence of public interest and the intrusion of privacy’, Journalism, 8: 44–65.


Chapter 3: Truth, Representation and Narrative

Gaber, I. (2012) ‘Rupert and the ‘three card trope’ – what you see ain’t necessarily what you get’, Media, Culture and Society, 34(5): 637–646.


Chapter 4: Solidarity, Sympathy and Neutrality

Dimbleby, J. (2013) ‘On freedom of expression’, Index on Censorship, 42: 142–144.


Chapter 5: Valuing Images: Morality in Pictures

Maltby, S. (2014) ‘Broadcasting graphic war violence: the moral face of Channel 4’, Journalism, 15(3): 289–306.


Chapter 6: Liberty and Censorship: Politics, Religion and Sex

Hasinoff, A.A. (2013) ‘Sexting as media production: rethinking social media and sexuality’, New Media and Society, 15(4): 449–465.


Chapter 7: Morality, Taste and Violence

Blaagard, B.B. (2013) ‘Shifting boundaries: objectivity, citizen journalism and tomorrow’s journalists’, Journalism [Online], 3 February. http://jou.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/01/15/1464884912469081 (accessed: 13 February 2013).


Chapter 8: Regulating Media Content

Kapidzic, S. and Herring, S.C. (2014) ‘Race, gender and self-representation in teen profile photographs’, New Media Society [Online], 27 January. http://nms.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/01/24/1461444813520301 (accessed: 26 January 2014).


Chapter 9: Rights and Persons: the Boundaries of Privacy

Bissell, K. and Parrott, S. (2013) ‘Prejudice: the role of the media in the develop­ment of social bias’, Journalism & Communication Monographs, 15(4): 219–270.


Chapter 10: Media Institutions: Morality and Markets

Cohen-Almagor, R. (2014) ‘After Leveson: Recommendations for instituting the Public and Press Council’, The International Journal of Press/Politics, 19(2): 202–225.


Chapter 11: Professionalism and Codes of Practice

Heemsbergen, Luke J. (2014) ‘Designing hues of transparency and democracy after WikiLeaks: vigilance to vigilantes and back again’, New Media & Society [Online], 24 February, http://nms.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/21/1461444814524323 (accessed: 23 April 2014).


Chapter 12: The New Media Landscape: Digital Media Ethics

Dijck, J. Van and Poell, T. (2014) ‘Making public television social? Public service broadcasting and the challenges of social media’, Television and New Media [Online], 21 March.

Pihl-Thingvad, S. (2014) ‘Professional ideals and daily practice in journalism’, Journalism [Online], 5 February: 1–20. http://jou.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/04/1464884913517658 (accessed: 18 February 2014).


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