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Download full textGlasser, Theodore L.; Ettema, James S. – 1987
Investigative journalists long have had an adversarial relationship with powerful institutions and those in public office, stemming from the "righteously indignant" reporters of the early nineteenth century penny presses who guarded the interests of the public. Currently, investigative journalists are in a difficult position if they have…
Descriptors: Moral Issues, Moral Values, News Media, News Reporting
De Mott, John – 1981
In every advanced culture, there exists some kind of understanding between a profession and the people it serves. In the case of mass communication, such an understanding is for the most part an informal compact whose terms are understood more or less tacitly. As the terms of this agreement are renegotiated from time to time--disagreements…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Credibility, Ethics, Journalism
Peer reviewedParker, Thomas F., IV – Communication Education, 1987
An attorney for the plaintiffs in the "Smith vs. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, Alabama" case recounts his impressions of the trial, focusing on the nature of the press coverage. (NKA)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Court Judges
