| Ethics and Entertainment: Essays on Media Culture and Media Morality Contributor(s): Good, Howard (Editor), Borden, Sandra L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786439092 ISBN-13: 9780786439096 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 174 |
| LCCN: 2009046359 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 327 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As modern media shift from the distribution of information to its creation, a fresh inquiry into the ethics of media is needed. This collection of 19 essays provides useful perspectives for both producers and consumers of entertainment. Topics include the creation of celebrity, the effects of entertainment on children, the hybridization of entertainment and news, author and intellectual property rights, and the role of human dignity in modern media, among many others. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |