[ecrea] new book--Ethical Journalism in a Populist Age

New book on populism and journalism has been published by Rowman and 
Littlefield.


Ethical Journalism in a Populist Age
The Democratically Engaged Journalist
Stephen J. A. Ward
“Fake news,” “alternative facts,” and daily attacks on the media from 
the Trump White House are redefining the media’s role for a new 
generation. Mainstream media has traditionally allowed journalists two 
roles. In order to remain ethical, they must either be neutral observers 
reporting the facts or signal that they are biased interpreters 
espousing a partisan agenda.

In this provocative new work, leading global media ethicist Stephen Ward 
suggests that journalism needs to embrace a third path and begin 
practicing a new kind of journalism: democratically engaged journalism. 
It is only by breaking free of dualistic ethical practices that the 
world’s media will be able to address ‘Trumpism’—a heady mix of 
populism, authoritarian leadership, narrow patriotism, and moral 
tribalism (Us versus Them). Weaving in rich examples from daily 
journalism, this timely book will address practical questions such as 
how to cover a constant torrent of presidential “tweets,” how 
fact-checking plays a part in democratically engaged media, and how 
journalists should respond to the pressure to be patriotic in their 
coverage of global issues such as immigration and the impact of Trump’s 
“America First” foreign policy.

At issue is the need to construct a new journalism ethics for today’s 
social context. We need a new approach to journalism ethics not only to 
report on the Trump presidency but also for reporting in a digital, 
global world.

TOC

Section 1: Problem of Journalism in a Time of Trump

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Why Radical Ethics?

Section 2: The Democratically Engaged Model

Chapter 3: The Idea of Democratically Engaged Journalists

Chapter 4: Pragmatic Objectivity: Objectivity within Engagement

Chapter 5: Serving the Republic—Problem of Patriotism

Order from:

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538110720

https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Journalism-Populist-Age-Democratically/dp/1538110717

https://books.google.ca/books/about/Ethical_Journalism_in_a_Populist_Age.html?id=ICYptAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y




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