As modern media shift from the distribution of information to its creation, a fresh inquiry into the ethics of media is needed. This collection of 19 essays provides useful perspectives for both producers and consumers of entertainment. Topics include the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media, among many others. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
As modern media shift from the distribution of information to its creation, a fresh inquiry into the ethics of media is needed. This collection of 19 essays provides useful perspectives for both producers and consumers of entertainment. Topics include the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media, among many others. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Howard Good is a professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he teaches media ethics. Sandra L. Borden is a professor of communication at Western Michigan University. She co-directs the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society.
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Table of Contents Introduction PART I. ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY 1. The Ethics of Speaking 1. The Ethics of Speaking Out Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton 2. "I'm Sorry, Oh, So Sorry": Celebrity Apologies and Public Ethics Nikki Usher and Janel S. Schuh 3. Quasars: Silent Celebrities, Ethical Implications Kyle F. Reinson PART II. ENTERTAINMENT AND CHILDREN 4. "Sportainment" Meets High School Sports Marie Hardin and Thomas F. Corrigan 5. The Diaper Demographic: Viewing Very Young Children as an Economically Viable Market Erin L. Ryan and Keisha L. Hoerrner 6. Superbad: A Twisted and Touching Ethical Mess of a Movie Joseph C. Harry PART III. ENTERTAINMENT AND FACTUALITY 7. Tall Tales: Exploring the Ethics of Storytelling in the Age of Infotainment Cynthia M. King and Deni Elliott 8. This Time It's Personal: The Ethics of 9/11 Docudrama Steve Lipkin 9. Bread and Circuits: Politics in an Entertainment Culture Mike Dillon 10. The Common Morality of Interviewers: Evaluating Moral Guidelines of Non-Journalists David Charlton 11. Cops and Reality TV: Public Service or Public Menace? Jack Breslin PART IV: ENTERTAINMENT AND AUTHORSHIP 12. Documentary Tradition and the Ethics of Michael Moore's SiCKO Sandra L. Borden 13. "Just a Cartoonist": The Virtuous Journalism of Joe Sacco Howard Good 14. Whose Tube Is It Anyway? John Chapin 15. Enlightenment Ethics in DIY Culture Bill Reader PART V: ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGNITY 16. Fictionalized Torture: Jack Bauer's War on Terrorism K. Maja Krakowiak 17. Hillbilly Stereotypes and Humor: Entertaining Ourselves at the Expense of the Other Elizabeth K. Hansen and Angela F. Cooke-Jackson 18. Epistemic Freedom, Science Fiction, and Ethical Deliberation Trin Turner and Joshua D. Upson 19. Weight Watching: The Ethics of Commodifying Appearance for Profit Berrin A. Beasley About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Introduction PART I. ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY 1. The Ethics of Speaking 1. The Ethics of Speaking Out Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton 2. "I'm Sorry, Oh, So Sorry": Celebrity Apologies and Public Ethics Nikki Usher and Janel S. Schuh 3. Quasars: Silent Celebrities, Ethical Implications Kyle F. Reinson PART II. ENTERTAINMENT AND CHILDREN 4. "Sportainment" Meets High School Sports Marie Hardin and Thomas F. Corrigan 5. The Diaper Demographic: Viewing Very Young Children as an Economically Viable Market Erin L. Ryan and Keisha L. Hoerrner 6. Superbad: A Twisted and Touching Ethical Mess of a Movie Joseph C. Harry PART III. ENTERTAINMENT AND FACTUALITY 7. Tall Tales: Exploring the Ethics of Storytelling in the Age of Infotainment Cynthia M. King and Deni Elliott 8. This Time It's Personal: The Ethics of 9/11 Docudrama Steve Lipkin 9. Bread and Circuits: Politics in an Entertainment Culture Mike Dillon 10. The Common Morality of Interviewers: Evaluating Moral Guidelines of Non-Journalists David Charlton 11. Cops and Reality TV: Public Service or Public Menace? Jack Breslin PART IV: ENTERTAINMENT AND AUTHORSHIP 12. Documentary Tradition and the Ethics of Michael Moore's SiCKO Sandra L. Borden 13. "Just a Cartoonist": The Virtuous Journalism of Joe Sacco Howard Good 14. Whose Tube Is It Anyway? John Chapin 15. Enlightenment Ethics in DIY Culture Bill Reader PART V: ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGNITY 16. Fictionalized Torture: Jack Bauer's War on Terrorism K. Maja Krakowiak 17. Hillbilly Stereotypes and Humor: Entertaining Ourselves at the Expense of the Other Elizabeth K. Hansen and Angela F. Cooke-Jackson 18. Epistemic Freedom, Science Fiction, and Ethical Deliberation Trin Turner and Joshua D. Upson 19. Weight Watching: The Ethics of Commodifying Appearance for Profit Berrin A. Beasley About the Contributors Index
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