Online
Resources
Books
ONLINE
RESOURCES
ASNE
Ethics Codes Collection
http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/codes.htm
The American Society of Newspaper Editors
has posted these codes on their website.
Can
You Improve Your Code of Ethics?
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/99.feb/steele1.htm
By Bob Steele and Jay Black.
The American
Editor, February 1999.
EthicNet
http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet/
EthicNet is a collection of European codes of journalism ethics.
Ethics
Connection
http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Centers/Ethics/
The website for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
at Santa Clara University.
Ethics
for Digital Information Providers
http://www.elon.edu/andersj/ethics.html
Janna Quitney Anderson, from the Elon School of Communications,
compiled this web page about online news ethics.
Ethics
in Journalism
http://www.spj.org/ethics.asp
The ethics section of the Society of Professional Journalists
website.
Ethics
on Campus: Journalism & College Newspapers
http://members.tripod.com/Islander/indyethics.html
By Francis A. Risso III, Hofstra University.
Ethics
on the World Wide Web
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu lester/ethics/ethics_list.html
This web page was compiled by Paul Lester.
Evolution
of the RTNDA Code of Ethics
http://web.missouri.edu/~jourvs/rtcodes.html
By Vernon Stone, Missouri School of Journalism.
FAIR:
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org/
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting is a national media watch
group.
First
Amendment Handbook
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press posted
this handbook on their website.
Journal
of Mass Media Ethics
http://jmme.byu.edu/
The journal's website includes article abstracts
and information about the publication.
Journalism
Ethics Cases Online
http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/Ethics/
These ethics cases come from the
Indiana University School of Journalism.
Media
Ethics Division: AEJMC
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~tbivins/aejmc_ethics/home.html
The Media Ethics Division of AEJMC includes more than 300 scholars
researching and teaching in the fields of mass communication
ethics.
Media
Ethics Resources on WWW
http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/media/
The Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of
British Columbia maintains this web page.
Mediaethics.ca
http://www.mediaethics.ca/
A Canadian resource page on media ethics.
Mediaethics.org
http://www.mediaethics.org
Links to online resources about media ethics.
Media Watch
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/
The online site for "Media Watch" reports from
the PBS NewsHour television program.
Minnesota
News Council
http://www.mtn.org/~newscncl/
The News Council provides a mechanism
for the public to hold news outlets accountable.
OJR Section: Ethics
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/ethics/
Online Journalism Review is produced at the Annenberg School
for Communication at the University of Southern California.
ONO:
Organization of News Ombudsmen
http://www.infi.net/ono
The ONO website is a place where news ombudsmen
can share information and ideas.
Payne
Awards for Ethics in Journalism
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/departments/payneawards/
Established in 1999 at the University of
Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.
Poynter
Online's Ethics Resources
http://poynter.org/research/me.htm
Resources from the Poynter website.
Poynter
Online's Talk about Ethics
http://www.poynter.org/talkaboutethics/
Bob Steele's journalism ethics column.
Public
Radio Ethics and Style Guidebook
http://www.npr.org/inside/styleguide/stylmain.htm
This guidebook uses material from
various public radio news organizations.
RTNDA
Code of Ethics
http://www.rtnda.org/ethics/coe.shtml
The ethics code for the
Radio-Television News Directors Association.
RTNDF
Ethics Project and Coverage Guidelines
http://www.rtnda.org/ethics/fepcg.shtml
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation's
Journalism Ethics program compiled this web page.
Religionsource
http://www.religionsource.org/
"Religionsource is a free searchable database for journalists
seeking
experts when religion intersects society on their beats."
Syllabi:
Ethics and the Internet
http://www.duke.edu/~wgrobin/ethics/sum02/
Wendy Robinson prepared this syllabi for her
class at Duke.
Syllabi:
Mass Media Ethics
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~tbivins/J397/
Tom Bivins prepared this syllabi for his
class at the University of Oregon.
Web
Resources for Studying Journalism Ethics
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tbrislin/jethics.html
Compiled by Tom Brislin, Department of Journalism, University
of Hawaii.
World-Wide
Codes of Journalism Ethics
http://www.presswise.org.uk/ethics.htm
This list was compiled by PressWise.
BOOKS
Arant,
David, ed. Perspectives: Ethics, Issues and Controversies
in Mass Media.
St. Paul, MN: Coursewise Publishing, 1999.
Atkins,
Joseph B., ed. The Mission:
Journalism, Ethics, and the World: International Topics in Media.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 2002.
Berry, David, ed. Ethics and Media Culture: Practices and
Representations.
Woburn, MA: Focal Press, 2000.
Bertrand,
Claude-Jean. Media Ethics and Accountability Systems.
Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2000.
Black,
Jay. Mixed News: The Public/Civic/Communitarian Journalism
Debate.
Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1997.
Bovee,
Warren G. Discovering Journalism.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Bugeja, Michael J. Living Ethics: Developing Values in Mass
Communication.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.
Christians,
Clifford G. Good News: Social Ethics and the Press.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Christians,
Clifford G., et al. Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning.
White Plains, NY: Longman Publishing Group, 2001.
Cohen,
Elliot D. and Deni Elliott, eds. Journalism Ethics: A Reference
Handbook.
Santa Barbara, CA: Abc-Clio, 1998.
Cote,
William and Roger Simpson.
Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims
and Trauma.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
Day,
Louis A. Ethics in Media Communications: Cases and Controversies.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000.
De Vries,
Paul, et al. Ethics Applied.
Boston: Pearson Education, 2000.
Downie,
Jr. Leonard and Robert G. Kaiser. The News About the News.
New York: Knopf, 2002.
Fallows,
James. Breaking the News:
How the Media Undermine American Democracy.
New York: Pantheon, 1996.
Fuller,
Jack. News Values: Ideas for an Information Age.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Giles,
Robert and Robert W. Snyder, eds.
What's Fair?: The Problem of Equity in Journalism.
New Brunswick,
NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2000.
Goodwin,
H. Eugene, Ron F. Smith, Gene Goodwin.
Groping for Ethics in Journalism.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1999.
Gordon, A. David, et al. Controversies in Media Ethics.
White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers, 1999.
Hausman,
Carl. Crisis of Conscience: Perspectives on Journalism Ethics.
New York: Harper Collins, 1992.
Iggers,
Jeremy. Good News, Bad News: Journalism Ethics and the Public
Interest.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998.
Kasoma,
Francis P. ed. Journalism Ethics in Africa.
Nairobi, Kenya: African Council for Communication Education,
1994.
Keeble,
Richard. Ethics for Journalists.
New York: Routledge, 2001.
Knowlton,
Steven R. Moral Reasoning for Journalists.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997.
Knowlton,
Steven R. and Patrick R. Parsons, eds. The Journalist's Moral
Compass.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995.
Kovach,
Bill and Tom Rosenstiel. The Elements of Journalism:
What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2001.
Lambeth,
Edmund. Committed Journalism: An Ethic for the Profession.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992.
Lee,
M. and N. Solomon. Unreliable Sources:
A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media.
New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1990.
Leslie,
Larry Z. Mass Communication Ethics:
Decision Making in Postmodern Culture.
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Lester,
Paul Martin. Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in
the Media.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1996.
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Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991.
Limburg,
Val E. Electronic Media Ethics.
Boston: Focal Press, 1994.
MacDonald,
Barrie and Michel Petheram.
Keyguide to Information Sources in Media Ethics.
London: Mansell Publishing, 1998.
Matelski,
Marilyn J. TV News Ethics.
Boston: Focal Press, 1991.
Merrill,
John C. Journalism Ethics: Philosophical Foundations for
News Media.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Moore,
Roy L. Mass Communication Law and Ethics.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
Patterson,
Philip and Lee Wilkins. Media Ethics: Issues and Cases.
Boston, MA: McGraw Hill, 2002.
Pritchard, David, ed. Holding the Media Accountable:
Citizens, Ethics, and the Law.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000.
Russell,
Nick. Morals and the Media: Ethics in Canadian Journalism.
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1994.
Seib,
Philip. Campaigns and Conscience: The Ethics of Political
Journalism.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1994.
Seib,
Philip and Kathy Fitzpatrick. Journalism Ethics.
Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Smith,
Ron F. Groping for Ethics in Journalism.
Ames: Iowa
State University Press, 1999.
Weaver,
Paul H. News and the Culture of Lying: How Journalism Really
Works.
New York: The Free Press, 1995.