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Ethics and Entertainment Essays on Media Culture and Media Morality

Good, Howard Borden, Sandra L.
Heftet / 2010 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786439096
Publisert
2010-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
426 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Redaktør
Good, Howard
Borden, Sandra L.

Om bidragsyterne

Howard Good is a professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he teaches media ethics. Sandra L. Borden is a professor of communication at Western Michigan University. She co-directs the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society.

Ethics and Entertainment Essays on Media Culture and Media Morality

Good, Howard Borden, Sandra L.
Heftet / 2010 / Engelsk
Good, Howard Borden, Sandra L.
Heftet / 2010 / Engelsk
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“recommended”—<i>Choice</i>; “any book that begins with a quote from the Dixie Chicks is one that I likely will want to read and one that my students are not going to hate me for requiring them to buy. Howard Good and Sandra Borden do an excellent job of bringing together a range of scholars to address the multifaceted nature of entertainment industry ethics...an imminently readable and well-edited book”—<i>Journal of Mass Media Ethics</i>.

As modern media shift from the distribution of information to its creation, a fresh inquiry into the ethics of media is needed. This collection of 19 essays provides useful perspectives for both producers and consumers of entertainment. Topics include the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media, among many others. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
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Provides useful perspectives on the ethics of media for both producers and consumers of entertainment. The nineteen essays cover topics such as the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media.
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Table of Contents Introduction      PART I. ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY 1. The Ethics of Speaking 1. The Ethics of Speaking Out Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton      2. “I’m Sorry, Oh, So Sorry”: Celebrity Apologies and Public Ethics Nikki Usher and Janel S. Schuh      3. Quasars: Silent Celebrities, Ethical Implications Kyle F. Reinson      PART II. ENTERTAINMENT AND CHILDREN 4. “Sportainment” Meets High School Sports Marie Hardin and Thomas F. Corrigan      5. The Diaper Demographic: Viewing Very Young Children as an Economically Viable Market Erin L. Ryan and Keisha L. Hoerrner      6. Superbad: A Twisted and Touching Ethical Mess of a Movie Joseph C. Harry      PART III. ENTERTAINMENT AND FACTUALITY 7. Tall Tales: Exploring the Ethics of Storytelling in the Age of Infotainment Cynthia M. King and Deni Elliott      8. This Time It’s Personal: The Ethics of 9/11 Docudrama Steve Lipkin      9. Bread and Circuits: Politics in an Entertainment Culture Mike Dillon      10. The Common Morality of Interviewers: Evaluating Moral Guidelines of Non-Journalists David Charlton      11. Cops and Reality TV: Public Service or Public Menace? Jack Breslin      PART IV: ENTERTAINMENT AND AUTHORSHIP 12. Documentary Tradition and the Ethics of Michael Moore’s SiCKO Sandra L. Borden      13. “Just a Cartoonist”: The Virtuous Journalism of Joe Sacco Howard Good      14. Whose Tube Is It Anyway? John Chapin      15. Enlightenment Ethics in DIY Culture Bill Reader      PART V: ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGNITY 16. Fictionalized Torture: Jack Bauer’s War on Terrorism K. Maja Krakowiak      17. Hillbilly Stereotypes and Humor: Entertaining Ourselves at the Expense of the Other Elizabeth K. Hansen and Angela F. Cooke-Jackson      18. Epistemic Freedom, Science Fiction, and Ethical Deliberation Trin Turner and Joshua D. Upson      19. Weight Watching: The Ethics of Commodifying Appearance for Profit Berrin A. Beasley      About the Contributors      Index     
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“recommended”—<i>Choice</i>; “any book that begins with a quote from the Dixie Chicks is one that I likely will want to read and one that my students are not going to hate me for requiring them to buy. Howard Good and Sandra Borden do an excellent job of bringing together a range of scholars to address the multifaceted nature of entertainment industry ethics...an imminently readable and well-edited book”—<i>Journal of Mass Media Ethics</i>.

As modern media shift from the distribution of information to its creation, a fresh inquiry into the ethics of media is needed. This collection of 19 essays provides useful perspectives for both producers and consumers of entertainment. Topics include the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media, among many others. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Les mer
Provides useful perspectives on the ethics of media for both producers and consumers of entertainment. The nineteen essays cover topics such as the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media.
Les mer
Table of Contents Introduction      PART I. ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY 1. The Ethics of Speaking 1. The Ethics of Speaking Out Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton      2. “I’m Sorry, Oh, So Sorry”: Celebrity Apologies and Public Ethics Nikki Usher and Janel S. Schuh      3. Quasars: Silent Celebrities, Ethical Implications Kyle F. Reinson      PART II. ENTERTAINMENT AND CHILDREN 4. “Sportainment” Meets High School Sports Marie Hardin and Thomas F. Corrigan      5. The Diaper Demographic: Viewing Very Young Children as an Economically Viable Market Erin L. Ryan and Keisha L. Hoerrner      6. Superbad: A Twisted and Touching Ethical Mess of a Movie Joseph C. Harry      PART III. ENTERTAINMENT AND FACTUALITY 7. Tall Tales: Exploring the Ethics of Storytelling in the Age of Infotainment Cynthia M. King and Deni Elliott      8. This Time It’s Personal: The Ethics of 9/11 Docudrama Steve Lipkin      9. Bread and Circuits: Politics in an Entertainment Culture Mike Dillon      10. The Common Morality of Interviewers: Evaluating Moral Guidelines of Non-Journalists David Charlton      11. Cops and Reality TV: Public Service or Public Menace? Jack Breslin      PART IV: ENTERTAINMENT AND AUTHORSHIP 12. Documentary Tradition and the Ethics of Michael Moore’s SiCKO Sandra L. Borden      13. “Just a Cartoonist”: The Virtuous Journalism of Joe Sacco Howard Good      14. Whose Tube Is It Anyway? John Chapin      15. Enlightenment Ethics in DIY Culture Bill Reader      PART V: ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGNITY 16. Fictionalized Torture: Jack Bauer’s War on Terrorism K. Maja Krakowiak      17. Hillbilly Stereotypes and Humor: Entertaining Ourselves at the Expense of the Other Elizabeth K. Hansen and Angela F. Cooke-Jackson      18. Epistemic Freedom, Science Fiction, and Ethical Deliberation Trin Turner and Joshua D. Upson      19. Weight Watching: The Ethics of Commodifying Appearance for Profit Berrin A. Beasley      About the Contributors      Index     
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786439096
Publisert
2010-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
426 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Redaktør
Good, Howard
Borden, Sandra L.

Om bidragsyterne

Howard Good is a professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he teaches media ethics. Sandra L. Borden is a professor of communication at Western Michigan University. She co-directs the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society.

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