Journalism Ethics: 21 Essentials from Wars to Artificial Intelligence

Wishart, Eric

ISBN 10: 9888842889 / ISBN 13: 9789888842889

Published by Hong Kong University Press, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Journalism Ethics: 21 Essentials from Wars to Artificial Intelligence
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9888842889
• ISBN 13: 9789888842889
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A necessary guide to responsible journalism in a challenging media landscape.

This concise and authoritative work offers the latest guidance on journalism ethics for students and media professionals and will help empower news consumers to make informed decisions about the trustworthiness of their sources of information. It offers advice on all aspects of journalism ethics including accuracy and seeking the truth, representation of women, LGBTQ coverage, climate change, mental health, use of images, conflict reporting, elections, and how to use artificial intelligence. The author brings a unique perspective and depth of knowledge to the complex challenges facing journalists and news consumers in this era of fake news, disinformation, and artificial intelligence.

About the Author

Eric Wishart is standards and ethics editor, and former editor-in-chief, of the international news agency Agence France-Presse, and is a member of the ethics committee of the Society of Professional Journalists. Drawing on more than fifty years of experience, he teaches journalism at the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.