The new ethics of journalism : principles for the 21st century

Featuring a new code of ethics for journalists and essays by 14 journalism thought leaders and practitioners, this authoritative, practical book examines the new pressures brought to bear on journalism by technology and changing audience habits. It offers a new framework for making critical moral choices, as well as case studies that reinforce the concepts and principles rising to prominence in 21st century communication. The book addresses the unique problems facing journalism today, including how we arrive at truth in an era of abundant and unverified information; the evolution of new business models and partnerships; the presence of journalists on independent social media platforms; the role of diversity; the meaning of stories; the value of images; and the role of community in the production of journalism.

Foreword: Journalism Ethics Then and Now - Bob Steele Introduction: New Guiding Principles for a New Era of Journalism - Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel I. TRUTH 1. Truth Without Scarcity, Ethics Without Force - Clay Shirky 2. Kicking the Stone: The Search for Reliable Evidence in Journalism - Roy Peter Clark 3. Storytelling in the Digital Age - Tom Huang 4. Fact Checking 2.0 - Steve Myers 5. Seeing is Not Believing: Photojournalism in the 21st Century - Kenneth Irby II. TRANSPARENCY 6. Do Private Platforms Threaten Public Journalism? - Dan Gillmor 7. Networked Audiences: Attention and Data-Informed Journalism - Gilad Lotan 8. Centers of Investigative Reporting: New Model, Old Conflicts - Adam Hochberg 9. A New Pathway Toward Sourcing - Ann Friedman 10. Corrections and Ethics: Greater Accuracy Through Honesty - Craig Silverman III. COMMUNITY 11. The (Still) Evolving Relationship Between "News" and "Community" - Steven Waldman 12. The Destablizing Force of Fear - danah boyd and Kelly McBride 13. How Untold Stories Can Reflect Diversity - Eric Deggans 14. Community as an End - Monica Guzman Epilogue: The Future of Journalism Ethics - Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel