Media Ethics and Accountability Systems
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 Basic Data -- 1 Major Distinctions -- Shackles on Press Freedom -- Press Regimes -- The Functions of Media -- Types of Media -- News and Entertainment -- The Participants -- Market, Law, and Ethics -- Morality, Media Ethics, and Quality Control -- 2 Principles and Values -- Nature and Effects of Media -- Human Values -- Freedom of Expression -- The Right to Communicate -- Media Values -- Part 2 Media Ethics -- 3 Codes of Ethics: Types and Contents -- Nature of the Code -- Purpose of the Codes -- Who Writes the Codes? -- Brief History -- Categories of Clauses -- Codes for Entertainment Media -- Interpretation and Enforcement of Codes -- 4 Omissions -- To Know Oneself and to Master One's Field -- Tradition, Conservatism, Routine -- Single-Track Thinking -- Fear of Novelty -- Acquisition and Selection -- Processing and Presentation -- The Welfare of Society -- The Entertainment Sector -- Problems with Advertising -- 5 A Selection of Codes -- An International Declaration of the Rights and Obligations of Journalists -- The Code of Practice of the British Press Complaints Commission (1994, revised 1997) -- The Code of Professional Conduct of the Russian Journalist -- Third World Code from India Norms of Journalistic Conduct (1992, revised 1996) -- Specialized Sector Ouest-France Code for reporting crimes and accidents (Extracts) -- Part 3 Quality Control -- 6 The M*A*S Media Accountability Systems -- The Participants -- The Basic Means -- Written and Broadcast Documents -- Individuals and Groups -- Processes -- Two Special M*A*S -- European M*A*S 1998 -- M*A*S in the French Press -- 7 Criticisms and Obstacles -- Criticisms -- The Obstacles -- Conclusion -- A New Environment -- Quality Pays -- The Autonomy of Professionals -- Freedom and Quality
