Book Review #2

Ethics for Journalists by Richard Keeble 2001 ****(*****)
Ethics for Journalists is a useful book focusing on the ethical dilemmas journalists face frequently in their daily work. The author uses very insightful interviews with actual journalists instead of only talking about theories.
In this book, most chapters subsection headings are phrased as questions like “Should it be possible for journalists to pay sources?" I think this question and answer approach provides a more direct way to discuss these dilemmas more comprehensively. There also are lots of conflicted topics in the book like the tabloid news, racism, and war reporting.
The problem is that many of the examples used to illustrate the discussion are drawn from British journalism and may be unfamiliar to readers from other countries. But I still would recommend this book to others studying media, communications or journalism. It is also a great book for those already working in these areas who want insight into ethical problems and their solutions.