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Chapter 1 - Why Ethics Matters in Journalism
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Chapter 2 - Ethics: The Bedrock of a Society
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Definitions in Ethics, by Michael Josephson
The False Ethical Dilemma, by Michael Josephson
Chapter 3 - The News Media's Role in Society
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Chapter 4 - For Journalists, a Clash of Moral Duties
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Case Study: Filming a Self-Immolation
Chapter 5 - The Public and the Media: Love and Hate
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Case Study: The Grand Forks Angel
Memo on Abortion and Liberal Bias, by John Carroll
Chapter 6 - Applying Four Classic Theories of Ethics
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Chapter 7 - Using a Code of Ethics as a Decision Tool
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Case Study: A Double Disaster at the Sago Mine
Writing News Analysis, by Dick Polman
Chapter 8 - Making Moral Decisions You Can Defend
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Ethical Decision Making, by Michael Josephson
Chapter 9 - Stolen Words, Invented Facts... Or Worse
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When There Is Unanimity, Ask Questions, by Reid MacCluggage
Chapter 10 - Conflicts of Interest: Divided Loyalties
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Case Study: IS Son's Decision a Conflict for Father?
Chapter 11 - The Business of Producing Journalism
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Southland Ad in L.A. Times
Chapter 12 - Getting the Story Right and Being Fair
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Guidelines for Columnists, by Gene Foreman
Chapter 13 - Dealing with Sources of Information
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Beats, Courts and Sources, by Emilie Lounsberry
Case Study: Overruling a Reporter's Promise
Chapter 14 - Making News Decisions About Privacy
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Case Study: Tracing the Source of Web Comments
Chapter 15 - Making News Decisions About Taste
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A Duty to Describe War's Horrors, by Russell Frank
Chapter 16 - Deception, a Controversial Reporting Tool
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Case Study: Going Undercover at Food Lion
Sometimes There Is A Moral Duty to Deceive, by Don Barlett
Chapter 17 - Covering a Diverse, Multicultural Society
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Text: Heart Without a Home
Case Study: The Editors' Convention
Case Study: York Race Riots Revisited
Chapter 18 - Ethics Issues Specific to Web Journalism
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Musings on the New Media and the Old, by John Carroll
American Society of News Editors: 10 Best Practices for Social Media
J-Lab: Rules of the Road
Chapter 19 - Ethics Issues Specific to Visual Journalism
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The Distorting Mirror: Ethics and the Camera, by Louis W. Hodges