Journal article
Black Eye: The Ethics of CBS News and the National Guard Documents
Journal of mass media ethics, Vol.23(2), pp.90-109
04/22/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109510
Abstract
This case study applies ethics theories and codes to the mainstream news media's response to the CBS News-National Guard forged documents fiasco of 2004. It finds that 177 newspaper editorials applied truth telling, accountability, independence, and stewardship principles in their criticism of CBS, but only in a limited way. While the editorials dealt well with the specific issues of the case, they missed an opportunity to discuss the broader ethical principles involved.
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- Title
- Black Eye: The Ethics of CBS News and the National Guard Documents
- Creators
- Elizabeth Blanks Hindman - College of Communication , Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Journal of mass media ethics, Vol.23(2), pp.90-109
- Academic Unit
- Journalism and Media Production, Department of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 99900547165301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article