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Teaching Media Ethics

Integrating Ethics Across the Mass Communication Curriculum

The AEJMC Media Ethics Division - Edited by Nicole Kraft and Kathleen Bartzen Culver

Teaching Media Ethics gives journalism and mass communication instructors the ideas and tools they need to effectively incorporate media ethics into courses across the curriculum. It covers ethics-intensive courses from the undergraduate to the graduate level, as well as how to incorporate ethics into other classes related to reporting and strategic communication.

The volume also includes nine chapters focused on key specializations, such as sports and social media, and critical issues, such as reporting on mental health. It offers thought-provoking chapters on diversifying the ethics curriculum, inclusive teaching practices and challenges to traditional notions of media ethics.

The only book of its kind in the realm of media ethics, this volume aims not to teach students directly but instead to “teach teachers” how to address ethics in their own classrooms and engage students effectively. It emphasizes practical advice and suggestions for activities and resources.

Teaching Media Ethics has something for instructors at all stages of their careers and should be particularly useful to graduate students and faculty who are developing their approaches to journalism and mass communication classes. The authors, leading ethicists and award-winning teachers, approached their chapters with an emphasis on making it as easy as possible to deliver teaching in ethics.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 198 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-5381-8306-9 • Hardback • January 2024 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-5381-8307-6 • Paperback • January 2024 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
Series: Master Class: Resources for Teaching Mass Communication
Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism, Education / Higher

Nicole Kraft spent 25 years working as an award-winning journalist, as well as in professional sports and political communication before joining the Ohio State School of Communication in 2010. As an associate professor of clinical communication, she teaches Media Writing and Editing, Sports Journalism, Sports Media Relations, Feature Writing and Media Law and Ethics. In 2022 Nicole was honored with Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Journalism Educators of America’s Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award. In 2015 Kraft was inducted as an Apple Distinguished Educator and in 2022 she was inducted into the Ohio State Academy of Teaching.

Kathleen Bartzen Culver is the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics, an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication and director of the Center for Journalism Ethics. Long interested in the implications of digital media on journalism and public interest communication, Culver integrates research, teaching and service to advance integrity in media. She also studies
free expression, especially in campus contexts. She serves as visiting faculty for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and was the founding editor of PBS MediaShift’s education section. Culver’s teaching portfolio includes media law, ethics, mass media practices and multimedia design. In 2021, she was named the Scripps Howard Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Media Ethics Defined, Patrick Lee Plaisance, Penn State University

Part I: Ethics at Every Level

Chapter 2: Undergraduate Media Ethics: An Introduction, Patrick Lee Plaisance, Penn State University

Chapter 3: Teaching Advanced Undergraduate Media Ethics, Patrick R. Johnson, University of Iowa

Chapter 4: Graduate Seminars in Media Ethics, Ryan J. Thomas, Washington State University

Chapter 5: Diversifying the Ethics Curriculum, Chad Painter, University of Dayton

Chapter 6: Inclusive Teaching as Ethical Practice, Patrick R. Johnson, University of Iowa

Part II: Ethics in Every Area of Study

Chapter 7: Developing a Combined Media Law and Ethics Course, Jack Breslin, Iona University

Chapter 8: Ethics in Introductory Reporting Courses, Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri and Wayne State University

Chapter 9: Ethics in Photography and Visuals, Alex Scott, University of Iowa

Chapter 10: Public Relations Ethics Education in Advanced Courses, Katie R. Place, Quinnipiac University; and Angela Zhang, University of Oklahoma

Chapter 11: Ethics in Broadcast News Classes, April Newton, Loyola University Maryland

Chapter 12: Ethics in Student Media, Nicole Kraft, The Ohio State University

Part III: Ethics in Specialized Topics

Chapter 13. Covering Law and Justice, Kathleen Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chapter 14: Data Ethics, Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida

Chapter 15: Sports Reporting, Nicole Kraft,The Ohio State University

Chapter 16: Digital Ethics, Julianne H. Newton, University of Oregon

Chapter 17: Relational Journalism, Paul S. Voakes, Paula Lynn Ellis, and Lori Bergen, University of Colorado

Chapter 18: Covering Mental Health, Suicide and Substance Use, Kathleen Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chapter 19: Social Media, Sheila Lalwani, University of Texas-Austin

Chapter 20: Science, Health and Environmental Journalism, Rhema Zlaten, Colorado Mesa Universitya

Chapter 21: Foreign Correspondence, Sheila Lalwani, University of Texas-Austin

Part IV: Ethics Beyond the Classroom

Chapter 22: Teaching the Ethics of Civic Journalism, Mark Poepsel, Southern Illinois

University-Edwardsville

Chapter 23: Media Ethics is for Everyone, Joseph Jones, West Virginia University

Index

About the Contributors

This book is a timely and inspiring resource that encourages me to improve my courses. I would recommend several chapters to my colleagues, as the advice provided in the chapters would help us establish a solid foundation for our students on the moral responsibilities of media professionals throughout the curriculum. This book will also be an invaluable handbook for graduate students aspiring to careers in academia. It offers bothcomprehensive discussions on ethics education and practical guidance for integrating ethics into their areas of expertise or designing effective media ethics courses.


— Journal of Media Ethics


This book is essential reading for educators who wish to defend their democracy and public media from the corrosive rise of toxic and unethical media. The book prepares teachers to educate students in the complex normative areas of media practice today, as humanity struggles to build a more humane world in the future.


— Stephen J. A. Ward, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Lecturer on Ethics, University of British Columbia


Teaching Media Ethics is a valuable resource for anyone who wants greater insight on the importance of integrating ethics into the media curriculum. This volume includes contributions by top scholars in media ethics to better understand how to incorporate ethics meaningfully into teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.


— Kati Tusinki Berg, Diedrich College of Communication, Marquette University


Teaching Media Ethics

Integrating Ethics Across the Mass Communication Curriculum

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Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • Teaching Media Ethics gives journalism and mass communication instructors the ideas and tools they need to effectively incorporate media ethics into courses across the curriculum. It covers ethics-intensive courses from the undergraduate to the graduate level, as well as how to incorporate ethics into other classes related to reporting and strategic communication.

    The volume also includes nine chapters focused on key specializations, such as sports and social media, and critical issues, such as reporting on mental health. It offers thought-provoking chapters on diversifying the ethics curriculum, inclusive teaching practices and challenges to traditional notions of media ethics.

    The only book of its kind in the realm of media ethics, this volume aims not to teach students directly but instead to “teach teachers” how to address ethics in their own classrooms and engage students effectively. It emphasizes practical advice and suggestions for activities and resources.

    Teaching Media Ethics has something for instructors at all stages of their careers and should be particularly useful to graduate students and faculty who are developing their approaches to journalism and mass communication classes. The authors, leading ethicists and award-winning teachers, approached their chapters with an emphasis on making it as easy as possible to deliver teaching in ethics.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 198 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
    978-1-5381-8306-9 • Hardback • January 2024 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
    978-1-5381-8307-6 • Paperback • January 2024 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
    Series: Master Class: Resources for Teaching Mass Communication
    Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism, Education / Higher
Author
Author
  • Nicole Kraft spent 25 years working as an award-winning journalist, as well as in professional sports and political communication before joining the Ohio State School of Communication in 2010. As an associate professor of clinical communication, she teaches Media Writing and Editing, Sports Journalism, Sports Media Relations, Feature Writing and Media Law and Ethics. In 2022 Nicole was honored with Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Journalism Educators of America’s Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award. In 2015 Kraft was inducted as an Apple Distinguished Educator and in 2022 she was inducted into the Ohio State Academy of Teaching.

    Kathleen Bartzen Culver is the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics, an associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication and director of the Center for Journalism Ethics. Long interested in the implications of digital media on journalism and public interest communication, Culver integrates research, teaching and service to advance integrity in media. She also studies
    free expression, especially in campus contexts. She serves as visiting faculty for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and was the founding editor of PBS MediaShift’s education section. Culver’s teaching portfolio includes media law, ethics, mass media practices and multimedia design. In 2021, she was named the Scripps Howard Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction

    Chapter 1: Media Ethics Defined, Patrick Lee Plaisance, Penn State University

    Part I: Ethics at Every Level

    Chapter 2: Undergraduate Media Ethics: An Introduction, Patrick Lee Plaisance, Penn State University

    Chapter 3: Teaching Advanced Undergraduate Media Ethics, Patrick R. Johnson, University of Iowa

    Chapter 4: Graduate Seminars in Media Ethics, Ryan J. Thomas, Washington State University

    Chapter 5: Diversifying the Ethics Curriculum, Chad Painter, University of Dayton

    Chapter 6: Inclusive Teaching as Ethical Practice, Patrick R. Johnson, University of Iowa

    Part II: Ethics in Every Area of Study

    Chapter 7: Developing a Combined Media Law and Ethics Course, Jack Breslin, Iona University

    Chapter 8: Ethics in Introductory Reporting Courses, Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri and Wayne State University

    Chapter 9: Ethics in Photography and Visuals, Alex Scott, University of Iowa

    Chapter 10: Public Relations Ethics Education in Advanced Courses, Katie R. Place, Quinnipiac University; and Angela Zhang, University of Oklahoma

    Chapter 11: Ethics in Broadcast News Classes, April Newton, Loyola University Maryland

    Chapter 12: Ethics in Student Media, Nicole Kraft, The Ohio State University

    Part III: Ethics in Specialized Topics

    Chapter 13. Covering Law and Justice, Kathleen Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Chapter 14: Data Ethics, Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida

    Chapter 15: Sports Reporting, Nicole Kraft,The Ohio State University

    Chapter 16: Digital Ethics, Julianne H. Newton, University of Oregon

    Chapter 17: Relational Journalism, Paul S. Voakes, Paula Lynn Ellis, and Lori Bergen, University of Colorado

    Chapter 18: Covering Mental Health, Suicide and Substance Use, Kathleen Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Chapter 19: Social Media, Sheila Lalwani, University of Texas-Austin

    Chapter 20: Science, Health and Environmental Journalism, Rhema Zlaten, Colorado Mesa Universitya

    Chapter 21: Foreign Correspondence, Sheila Lalwani, University of Texas-Austin

    Part IV: Ethics Beyond the Classroom

    Chapter 22: Teaching the Ethics of Civic Journalism, Mark Poepsel, Southern Illinois

    University-Edwardsville

    Chapter 23: Media Ethics is for Everyone, Joseph Jones, West Virginia University

    Index

    About the Contributors

Reviews
Reviews
  • This book is a timely and inspiring resource that encourages me to improve my courses. I would recommend several chapters to my colleagues, as the advice provided in the chapters would help us establish a solid foundation for our students on the moral responsibilities of media professionals throughout the curriculum. This book will also be an invaluable handbook for graduate students aspiring to careers in academia. It offers bothcomprehensive discussions on ethics education and practical guidance for integrating ethics into their areas of expertise or designing effective media ethics courses.


    — Journal of Media Ethics


    This book is essential reading for educators who wish to defend their democracy and public media from the corrosive rise of toxic and unethical media. The book prepares teachers to educate students in the complex normative areas of media practice today, as humanity struggles to build a more humane world in the future.


    — Stephen J. A. Ward, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Lecturer on Ethics, University of British Columbia


    Teaching Media Ethics is a valuable resource for anyone who wants greater insight on the importance of integrating ethics into the media curriculum. This volume includes contributions by top scholars in media ethics to better understand how to incorporate ethics meaningfully into teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.


    — Kati Tusinki Berg, Diedrich College of Communication, Marquette University


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