Media Ethics Goes to the Movies

by Howard Good

Book Overview

Certain films seem to encapsulate perfectly the often abstract ethical situations that confront the media, from truth-telling and sensationalism to corporate control and social responsibility. Using these movies--including Ace in the Hole, All the President's Men, Network, and Twelve Angry Men--as texts, authors Howard Good and Michael Dillon demonstrate that, when properly framed and contextualized, movies can be a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275970817
• ISBN13: 9780275970819
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"