Part 1: News

This chapter focuses on the ethical issues that arise with the business demands in the news media industry. The five cases in this chapter demonstrate how…

This chapter engages with one of the most important moral obligations of news media: report the truth. Telling the truth under all conditions is a core…

This chapter centers on the importance of sources for quality reporting. Sources continue to be indispensable for journalism, and the ethical use of sources is an…

This chapter explains news media’s longstanding goal of serving the minority groups in society and a need for a more compassionate journalism. The chapter introduces four…

From an ethical perspective, privacy is not merely an individual right but is a human condition and is fundamentally moral. Journalists who recognize this deeper and…