Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice

Freedom of Expression v. Social Responsibility: Holocaust Denial in Canada

“…Journalists are capable to form their own judgment and to weigh options, risks, and benefits. Jonathan Kaufman and his colleagues at the Boston Globe prepared a series attacking racial discrimination not merely because it was illegal but because they had decided that discrimination made a bad city and they wanted Boston to be "the best city it could be" (Glasser & Ettema, 1989, p. 10;Plaisance, 2009). The media need not be objective toward terror, racism, cannibalism, 12 genocide, and slavery.…”

Public Relations and Rawls: An Ill-Fitting Veil to Wear

“…45-46). These concerns place justice as fairness in a deontological ethical framework, which Rawls called "morally superior to utilitarianism" Downloaded by [University of New Mexico] at 12:55 27 November 2014 (Plaisance, 2009), particularly when compared with the traditional utilitarian majority-rules approach to political decision making.…”

Accountability en las redes sociales. Libros de estilo en continua evolución y retroalimentación a través de Twitter

“…Dada la creciente preocupación de los ciudadanos por la calidad de la información y la fundamentación moral de los periodistas (Plaisance, 2013), cobra especial relevancia en el contexto presente el concepto de rendición de cuentas o accountability.…”