Philosophical issues in journalism /
Philosophical issues in journalism /
edited by Elliot D. Cohen.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
- xi, 273 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273).
General Introduction
1 What Makes A Story Newsworthy?
A Prolegomenon for a Theory of News,
Joshua Halberstam
The Significant Facts,
Berny Morson
Discussion Questions,
2 Morality, Competence, and Journalistic Excellence
The Virtuous Journalist: Morality in Journalism,
Stephen Klaidman and Tom L. Beauchamp
Some Conflicting Assumptions of Journalistic Ethics,
Stephen H. Daniel
Discussion Questions,
3 Publication and Free Speech
Liberty of Thought and Discussion,
John Stuart Mill
"Censorship": Some Distinctions,
Judith Andre
Discussion Questions,
4 Privacy, News Sources, and the Refusal to Testify
Privacy, Morality, and the Law,
W. A. Parent
The Reporter's Refusal to Testify,
Philip Meyer
Discussion Questions,
5 Political Power and the Media
The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Policy:
The Myth of Power and the Power of Myth,
Charles Green
Network News Coverage of the Presidency:
Implications for Democracy,
Fred Smoller
Discussion Questions,
6 Objectivity and News Reporting
Stereotypes, Public Opinion, and the Press,
Walter Lippmann
Objectivity and News Bias,
Theodore L. Glasser
Discussion Questions,
7 Multiperspectivism and the Problem of News Distortion
Multiperspectival News,
Herbert J. Gans
Some Reservations about Multiperspectival News,
Jay Newman
Discussion Questions,
8 Logical Foundations of News Reporting
Understanding Errors and Biases That Can Affect Journalists,
S. Holly Stocking and Paget H. Gross
Devices of News Slanting in the Print Media,
Howard Kahane
Organizational Biases of Network News Reporting,
Edward Jay Epstein
Discussion Questions,
9 Philosophy and Journalistic Education
Applying Philosophy to Journalism»
Anthony Serafini
What Can Philosophy Do for a Journalist?,
Franklin Donnell
Discussion Questions,
Selected Bibliography
9780195068986 (pb)
Journalism--Philosophy.
070.401 / COH/P
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273).
General Introduction
1 What Makes A Story Newsworthy?
A Prolegomenon for a Theory of News,
Joshua Halberstam
The Significant Facts,
Berny Morson
Discussion Questions,
2 Morality, Competence, and Journalistic Excellence
The Virtuous Journalist: Morality in Journalism,
Stephen Klaidman and Tom L. Beauchamp
Some Conflicting Assumptions of Journalistic Ethics,
Stephen H. Daniel
Discussion Questions,
3 Publication and Free Speech
Liberty of Thought and Discussion,
John Stuart Mill
"Censorship": Some Distinctions,
Judith Andre
Discussion Questions,
4 Privacy, News Sources, and the Refusal to Testify
Privacy, Morality, and the Law,
W. A. Parent
The Reporter's Refusal to Testify,
Philip Meyer
Discussion Questions,
5 Political Power and the Media
The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Policy:
The Myth of Power and the Power of Myth,
Charles Green
Network News Coverage of the Presidency:
Implications for Democracy,
Fred Smoller
Discussion Questions,
6 Objectivity and News Reporting
Stereotypes, Public Opinion, and the Press,
Walter Lippmann
Objectivity and News Bias,
Theodore L. Glasser
Discussion Questions,
7 Multiperspectivism and the Problem of News Distortion
Multiperspectival News,
Herbert J. Gans
Some Reservations about Multiperspectival News,
Jay Newman
Discussion Questions,
8 Logical Foundations of News Reporting
Understanding Errors and Biases That Can Affect Journalists,
S. Holly Stocking and Paget H. Gross
Devices of News Slanting in the Print Media,
Howard Kahane
Organizational Biases of Network News Reporting,
Edward Jay Epstein
Discussion Questions,
9 Philosophy and Journalistic Education
Applying Philosophy to Journalism»
Anthony Serafini
What Can Philosophy Do for a Journalist?,
Franklin Donnell
Discussion Questions,
Selected Bibliography
9780195068986 (pb)
Journalism--Philosophy.
070.401 / COH/P