The invention of journalism ethics : the path to objectivity and beyond /

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Author / Creator:	Ward, Stephen J. A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951- author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 38 McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 38.
Subject:	Journalistic ethics. Journalism -- Objectivity. Objectivity. Journalism -- Objectivity. Journalistic ethics. Objectivity. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242665

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ISBN:	9780773598065 0773598065 9780773598072 0773598073 9780773546318 9780773546301
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Does objectivity exist in the news media? In The Invention of Journalism Ethics, Stephen Ward argues that given the current emphasis on interpretation, analysis, and perspective, journalists and the public need a new theory of objectivity. He explores the varied ethical assertions of journalists over the past few centuries, focusing on the changing relationship between journalist and audience. This historical analysis leads to an innovative theory of pragmatic objectivity that enables journalists and the public to recognize and avoid biased and unbalanced reporting. Ward convincingly demonstrates that journalistic objectivity is not a set of absolute standards but the same fallible but reasonable objectivity used for making decisions in other professions and public institutions. Considered a classic in the field since its first publication in 2004, this second edition includes new chapters that bring the book up to speed with journalism ethics in the twenty-first century by focusing on the growing dominance of online journalism and calling for a radical approach to journalism ethics reform. Ward also addresses important developments that have occurred in the last decade, including the emergence of digital journalism ethics and global journalism ethics."--
Other form:	Ward, Stephen J.A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951- Invention of journalism ethics.: Second edition. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015] ©2015 McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;

Table of Contents:

Introduction
part one. Ethics and objectivity
1. Ethics as proposal
2. Objectivity : senses and origins
3. Objectivity : ancient, early modern, positivist
part two. The evolution of journalism ethics
4. The invention of journalism ethics : the seventeenth century
5. The invention of a public ethic : the eighteenth century
6. Anticipating objectivity : the nineteenth century
7. Objectivity and after : the twentieth century
8. Pragmatic objectivity
part three. From pre-digital to digital ethics
9. Birth of digital journalism ethics
10. Global journalism ethics,

The invention of journalism ethics : the path to objectivity and beyond /

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