Media Ethics at Work: True Stories from Young Professionals

Media Ethics at Work: True Stories from Young Professionals helps students assemble a tool kit for dealing with ethical issues on the job. At the heart of the book are 23 cases, true stories of problems encountered by young professionals working in news, advertising and public relations. Each story is presented as a narrative so readers can ponder: "What would I do if this happened to me?" Introductory material provides a foundation in philosophical theory and moral reasoning, so by the time they′ve finished the book, students will feel prepared with an array of theoretical and practical approaches that will equip them with strategies for thinking on their feet. Other ethics books focus on the big-name, high-level cases that make news – and hurt media credibility. Media Ethics at Work takes a fresh, new approach, aiming to build integrity in a time of media change through the small and large ethical decisions that entry-level media professionals make every day.