"Proponents of professional ethics recognize the importance of theory but also know that the field of ethics is best understood through real-world applications. This book introduces students and practitioners to important ethical concepts through the lives of major thinkers ranging from Aristotle to Ayn Rand, John Stuart Mill to the Dalai Lama.Some two dozen contributors approach media ethics from five perspectives - altruistic, egoistic ..."
Legacy of Wisdom(2nd Edition) Great Thinkers and Journalism by John Calhoun Merrill Paperback, 187 Pages, Published 2000 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-2040-8, ISBN: 0-8138-2040-5
"Legacy of Wisdom: Great Thinkers and Journalism introduces the reader to the ideas of great philosophers, writers, and intellectuals -- from Confucius and Plato, to Machiavelli and Kant, to Simone de Beauvoir and Sissela Bok -- and the ways their ethical systems apply to journalism and journalists today. Merrill's book explores the variety of ways that these philosophies of some of history's great thinkers enter such timeless issues as ..."
"“A main intent of this book is to show how freedom relates to ethics in journalism and at the same time to discuss how a number of other contraries or antinomies are unsuitable in the real world of journalism. I also hope to demonstrate how a synthesis―a position near the Aristotelian Golden Mean―is the best solution to many of the problems of mass communication. We need to form the habit of thinking dialectically about many of our jour ..."
Media Debates(3rd Edition) Great Issues for the Digital Age (with InfoTrac) by Everette E. Dennis, John Calhoun Merrill Paperback, 230 Pages, Published 2001 by Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-534-57933-3, ISBN: 0-534-57933-7
Global Journalism(2nd Edition) Survey of International Communication (Longman series in public communication) by John Calhoun Merrill Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1991 by Pearson Education Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-8013-0512-2, ISBN: 0-8013-0512-8
Macromedia Mission, Message, and Morality by JohnC. Merrill, Ralph Lynn Lowenstein Paperback, 309 Pages, Published 1990 by Longman Pub Group ISBN-13: 978-0-8013-0471-2, ISBN: 0-8013-0471-7
Global Journalism(4th Edition) Topical Issues and Media Systems by John Calhoun Merrill, Arnold De Beer Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2003 by Allyn & Bacon ISBN-13: 978-0-8013-3027-8, ISBN: 0-8013-3027-0
Viva Journalism! The Triumph of Print in the Media Revolution by JohnC. Merrill, Ralph L. Lowenstein Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2010 by Authorhouse ISBN-13: 978-1-4490-4579-1, ISBN: 1-4490-4579-0
"Controversies in Media Ethics offers students, instructors and professionals multiple perspectives on media ethics issues presenting vast "gray areas" and few, if any, easy answers. This third edition includes a wide range of subjects, and demonstrates a willingness to tackle the problems raised by new technologies, new media, new politics and new economics. The core of the text is formed by 14 chapters, each of which deals with a part ..."