Full Description
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the word "integrity" was the most looked up word on Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, suggesting that people are looking for guidance in a scandal-driven world. Issues of ethics and the media continue to dominate our awareness and present real challenges in our day-to-day work. This book shows the ethical decision-making process in action using tools of critical analysis and evaluation. Real-World Media Ethics is written in a friendly and approachable voice. It succeeds in offering an honest, frontline-aware and realistic sense of the ethical situations faced by entertainment and journalism professionals every day-in the real world. Most of the other books about media ethics focus mostly on journalism; this book, however, covers not just journalistic ethics but also ethics in the landscape of mass media, including public relations, the entertainment industry, and other forms of visual communication. The author includes numerous case studies about current headlines that readers will already be familiar with, providing realistic and engaging scenarios about when, how, and why ethics count. Please visit the companion website.This site showcases interviews about the television and entertainment industries, demonstrating ethical principles in practice: http://www.focalpress.com/cw/perebinossoff-9780240809212/
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE CHAPTER 1ETHICAL APPROACH DEFINING THE TERMS INDUSTRY STANDARDS DATING YOU DECIDE A STARTING FRAMEWORK PLAYER WANNABE BILL SILVER'S STORY THE *E*T*H*I*C*S* YOU DECIDE MANAGERS AND ETHICS CORPORATE SELF-DEALING GOVERNMENT MATERIAL: THE SEARCH FOR A GOOD STORY YOU DECIDE PRODUCING A STUDENT FILM PARTNERING PRODUCING ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE YOU DECIDE SELLING PRODUCERS & CREATORS ETHICS & A WRITER'S CREATIVE PROCESS THE DEBATE OVER CREDITS YOU DECIDE ACTORS & ETHICS DIRECTOR CHOICES YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 4: CONTROVERSY YOU DECIDE OJ REDUX YOU DECIDE CROSSING JORDAN & CONTROVERSY SEX SLAVES ETHICS & PROGRAMMERS PROGRAMMING DECISIONS & POLITICS YOU DECIDE PUBLIC BROADCASTING & POLITICS SELF-CENSORSHIP & PROGRAMMING DECISIONS PROGRAMMERS & THE CREATIVE TEAM YOU DECIDE YOU DECIDE ROUND 2 BUYER ENTHUSIASM & DECISIONS FACING PROGRAMMERS REALITY & ETHICS YOU DECIDE SHORT TAKES ANIMAL ETHICS WHEN CURRENT EVENTS IMPACT PROGRAMMING DECISIONS HOST ACTIONS BORROWING, COPYING & OUTRIGHT STEALING YOU DECIDE MTV & THE WHAT ISN'T DOCUMENTARIES & ETHICS YOU DECIDE OLIVER STONE THE FACT POLICE ON THE ATTACK THE PATH TO 9/11 YOU DECIDE A MILLION LITTLE PIECES By JAMES FREY FREELANCE BOOK EDITORS & FACT-BASED PROJECTS RIGHTS & ETHICS YOU DECIDE SECURING APPROVALS CAN RAISE ETHICAL CONCERNS YOU DECIDE HOW TO INTERACT WITH RIGHTS HOLDERS ETHICALLY YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 7: ETHICS & RATINGS PG, PG-13, TV-MA, ETC. MOVIE RATINGS YOU DECIDE TELEVISION RATINGS YOU DECIDE MUSIC & VIDEO GAMES AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT: TELEVISION & RADIO THE BATTLE GETS FIERCE YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 8: JOURNALISM & ETHICS YOU WORLD CHAOS? YOU DECIDE THE ETHICS OF "GOTCHA" POLITICAL BLOGGING INDIVIDUALS AND INTERNET YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 10: CENSORHIP & CELEBRITY A BROADCAST STANDARDS & PRACTICES QUESTIONNAIRE VIOLENCE IMITABLE ACTIONS BALANCE, ERRORS AND VALUE JUDGMENTS YOU DECIDE SEX YOU DECIDE A DIFFERENT BS&P APPROACH YOU DECIDE PRESSURE GROUPS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF YOU DECIDE CELEBRITY THE TOTAL PICTURE REVEALED YOU DECIDE LUNCHING GOSSIP MEL GIBSON TOM CRUISE STAR JONES CELEBRITY VERIFICATION YOU DECIDE CELEBRITY WORSHIP YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 11: DIVERSITY & CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDAITON & INCREASED INDECENCY YOU DECIDE CHAPTER 12: THE ETHICS OF RELATIONS *E*VALUATE *T*RUTH AND THE "STORY PITCH" BARGAIN *T*RUTH OR INTERNET PR ETHICS AND WORD-OF-MOUTH YOU DECIDE *I*NVESTIGATE *C*ODES OF EXPLOITING CONTROVERSY YOU DECIDE PRODUCT PLACMENT AND PRODCUT INTEGRATION DOLLAR FRAUD YOU DECIDE INDEX
