The spate of sting operations by journalism, both print and electronic, has always raised the matter of ethics in journalists, both print and electronic, has always raised the matter of ethics in Journalism. The tehelka episode, the sting operation involving the sexual escapades of film star Shakti Kapoor and the Latest (2005) involving a British reporter’s expose of how confidential material sent from Britain to call centres in India is available for a pittance has brought the ethics of journalism into the limelight and various shades of opinion have been expressed on the subject. This book attempts to bring the entire spectrum of journalistic ethics into perspective with an astute analysis of what it is all about. As can be seen, the chapters deal with the subject in a most comprehensive manner. They include: Introduction to Ethical Thinking; Ethics and Journalism; Foundations of journalism Ethics; Ethics for Newsmen; Quality in Mass Communications Privacy in Journalism; Communitarian Ethics; Covering the News Media; Working of Press; Future and Some Suggestions in Journalism. A Bibliography has been appended for those wishing to read more about the subject and an Index has been compiled to make reference to a specific topic easy and speedy. This book will be most helpful to practitioners, teachers and students of journalism in all its varied forms.
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