Thinking clearly : cases in journalistic decision-making /

Thinking clearly : cases in journalistic decision-making / edited by Thomas Rosenstiel and Amy Mitchell. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2003. - x, 265 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction, by James W. Carey 1. McCarthyism, 1950-1954, by John Herbers 2. Internet Journalism and the Starr Investigation, by J.D. Lasica 3. Columbine School Shooting: Live Television Coverage, by Alicia C. Shepard 4. Minnesota Basketball Cheating Case, by Geneva Overholser 5. The Massacre in El Mozote, by Stanley Meisler 6. Watergate, by James M. Perry 7. New Orleans Times-Picayune Series on Racism, by Jack Nelson 8. John McCain's 2000 Presidential Campaign: Political Reporting, by Jon Margolis

This is a survey of real-life moments when people working in the news had to make critical decisions. Questions of craft, ethics, competition and commerce combine in case studies that examine the issues that shape the production and presentation of the news in the 21st century.

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Journalistic ethics--Case studies
Etica periodística --Estudio de casos
Reporters and reporting--Case studies.
Reportajes --Estudio de casos

PN 4756 / T443 2003

174/.9097