Ethical communication

Proponents of professional ethics recognize the importance of theory but also know that the field of ethics is best understood through real-world applications. This book introduces students and practitioners to important ethical concepts through the lives of major thinkers ranging from Aristotle to Ayn Rand, John Stuart Mill to the Dalai Lama. Some two dozen contributors approach media ethics from five perspectives -- altruistic, egoistic, autonomous, legalist, and communitarian -- and use real people as examples to convey ethical concepts as something more than mere abstractions. Readers see…