Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS ListofTables xi Preface xii Acknowledgements xiii parti foundations 1 ıntroductıon 3 Why Media Ethics? 3 Defming Media Ethics 5 Morality and Legality 6 Facts and Values 8 Overview of the Book 9 1 moral judgements 12 Obstacles to Moral Judgements 14 Responding to Moral Scepticism 18 Chapter Review 26 Further Reading 27 How to Use This Article 27 partıı desırable ends 29 2 pleaşure 31 Right Action and the Public Interest 32 The Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross Controversy 35 Bentham and the Democracy of Pleasures 39 Limitations of Bentham's System 43 Chapter Review 46 Further Reading 47 How to Use This Article 48 3 markets 49 Pleasure as a Guide to Judgements about Media Content 50 The Murdochs' Attack 51 Higher and Lower Pleasures 58 Chapter Review 64 Further Reading 65 How to Use This Article 65 4 lıberty 67 Restricting Free Speech 69 The Private Sphere 71 The Public Sphere: Freedom of Thought and Discussion 77 Chapter Review 81 Further Reading 82 How to Use This Article 83 5 vıolence 84 Depictions of Violence: Arguments to Restriction 85 Anatomy of the Argument from Emulation 89 Dilemmas of Depiction 92 Chapter Review 95 Further Reading 96 How to Use This Article 97 6 pornography 98 Sexuality and Pornography 99 Conservative Arguments 104 Liberal Arguments 107 Feminist Arguments 110 Chapter Review 113 Further Reading 114 How to Use This Article 114 partııı oblıgatıons 117 7 truth 119 Threats to Truthfulness 120 A Deontological Perspective 122 The Supreme Principle of Morality 124 Is Lying Ever Permissible? 130 Chapter Review 13 3 Further Reading 135 How to Use This Article 136 8 ımages 137 The Authority of Images 138 Subverting the Authority of Images 141 Can there be Legitimate Fakery for a 'Benevolent Motive'? 148 Chapter Review 153 Further Reading 153 How to Use This Article 154 9 stereotypıng 156 Stereotyping: A Moral Issue 157 The Logic of Stereotyping 160 The Immorality of Stereotyping 165 The Relevance of Kant's Categorical Imperative 167 Chapter Review 170 Further Reading 171 How to Use This Article 171 10 prıvacy 173 Defming Privacy 175 PrivacyWars 179 Chapter Review 188 Further Reading 188 How to Use This Article 189 part ıv new dırectıons? 191 11 securıty 193 WikiLeaks 194 The Right to Information Argument 199 The Public Interest Argument: Whistle-blowing 201 WikiLeaks: A Puzzle Case 203 Chapter Review 204 Further Reading 205 How to Use This Article 206 12 dıgıtal ethıcs 207 Emergent Media 209 Computer Ethics 209 Digital Media Ethics 215 A Radical Alternative: Information Ethics 217 Chapter Review 221 Further Reading 222 How to Use This Article 223 13 wrong-doıng 224 Reason and Reasons 225 Blameworthiness 229 Some Sources of Wrong-doing 232 Conclusion: The Real and the ideal 236 Further Reading 237 How to Use This Article 23 8 References 239 Index 248