Mass Communication Ethics including Journalism and Media Ethics is the subdivision of applied ethics dealing with the specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the internet. The field covers many varied and highly controversial topics, ranging from war journalism to Benetton advertising.
The ethics of journalism is one of the most well-defined branches of media ethics, primarily because it is frequently taught in schools of journalism. Journalistic ethics tends to dominate media ethics, sometimes almost to the exclusion of other areas. News can manipulate and be manipulated. Governments and corporations may attempt to manipulate news media; governments, for example, by censorship, and corporations by share ownership.
Revelation of military secrets and other sensitive government information may be contrary to the public interest, even if it is true. The definition of public interest is hard. Salacious details of the lives of public figures is a central content element in many media. Publication is not necessarily justified simply because the information is true. Privacy is also a right, and one which conflicts with free speech.
Photo journalists who cover war and disasters confront situations which may shock the sensitivities of their audiences. For example, human remains are rarely screened. The ethical issue is how far should one risk shocking an audience's sensitivities in order to correctly and fully report the truth.
This Encyclopaedia will be of great help for the students of M.A. / M.A. / M.Sc. / M.Phil / Ph.D in Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Ethics and related subject.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Akshay Kumar Nayak
Prof. (Dr.) Akshay Kumar Nayak, Director, School of Computer Sciences, Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna has authored 22 books and 78 technical papers in magazines and journals in the areas of computer science and information technology. He is the former National Chairman (Data Security), Computer Society of India and associated with more than 20 technical and professional bodies in different capacities. He has been associated with 35 universities and institutes of national and international repute for the purpose of academic evaluation. He has organized many national and international conferences and seminars and associated as the expert member of many Government and statutory Bodies. He has been recently felicitated by the Prime Minister of India during the Indian Science Congress.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pushpendra P. Singh
Prof. Pushpendra P. Singh has been teaching journalism and mass communication for the last 15 years at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal. He has been editing different journals and encyclopaedic volumes on media management besides advising many national and regional newspapers with a view to enabling them to reach the grassroot levels. Prof. Singh has the credit of leading the team of young and bright students of journalism and mass communication for taking them to different newspaper establishments all over the country for ensuring training to the students in the areas of news agency journalism, news reporting, page making, newspaper management, film and radio / TV production, electronic media etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Samir Kumar Singh
Dr. Samir Kumar Singh is the Director of Surendra Pratap Singh Institutes of Journalism and Mass Communication, Patna. Many programmes including Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication in association with Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism are being conducted under his dynamic leadership. Dr. Singh has keen interest in politics and nation building. He is presently the working President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. He has organised many action oriented progeammes for the youth of India in general and of Bihar in particular. An ultramodern studio has been established under his direct control at Patna for taking care of the new programmes in broadcast journalism, multimedia and animation, TV and Radio Anchoring etc.
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