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A Note to Our Fellow Journalists xiii Part I. Locating Ethical Journalism in the Western Tradition 1. Introduction to Ethical Thinking 3 2. The Political Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism 17 3. The Philosophical Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism 28 4. The Economic Case for Moral Reasoning in Journalism 35 5. The Principles of Ethical Journalism 44 6. How to Solve Moral Dilemmas: Balancing Competing Elements 66 Part II. Case Studies: Tough Calls from the Front Lines of Contemporary Journalism Objectivity vs. Bias 7. How Close Is Too Close When the Subject Is a Little Girl? 77 8. Keeping Cool When You Get a Hot Quote 84 9. First-Person Journalism: The Challenge of Perspective 92 Fairness and Balance 10. The Hostile Interview: What Sets Real Journalism Apart from Fake News? 100 11. A Candidate's Past: News, Political Manipulation, or Mere Pandering? 105 12. When a Journalist Balks at Talking about Journalism in Front of the Camera 111 13. The Graffiti Artists: Turn 'Em In, Get the Story, or Both? 116 Conflicts of Interest 14. When Your Own Newspaper Is in the News 122 15. Primary Authorship: Can You Lie about Your Day Job? 127 Privacy vs. the Public's Right to Know 16. Private Citizens in the Courts: When to Name Names 133 17. Sex in an Elevator: Legitimate News or Sophomoric Titillation? 138 18. Suicide: Important News or a Grotesque Invasion of Privacy? 143 Sensitivity vs. Responsibility to Inform 19. Offensive Cartoons: Inciting Anger or Inspiring Serious Debate? 153 20. When Journalists Put Themselves in Harm's Way 158 21. The Grisly War Photo: Powerful Information, but What about Taste? 164 Verification and Attribution 22. Memogate: The Reporting Scandal that Trumped the Real Story 173 23. Anonymous Sources: From Deep Throat to the Clinton-Lewinski Affair 179 24. Anonymity in Feedback from the Public: How Open Should Forums Be? 185 Avoid Deception 25. The Casting Couch: Is Entrapping a Libidinous Actor Serious News or Simply a Ratings Stunt? 192 26. The Exploding Truck: If It Doesn't Have Pictures, It's Not Good TV 199 27. Is It Okay to Use Deception to Reveal Shady World Politics? 205 Correction and Clarification 28. The Brilliant Student with the Dark Past: How Much Is Relevant in Follow-up Reports? 210 29. Fact-Checking Candidates' Claims on the Busy Campaign Trail 216 Conclusion: What Is a Journalist? 221 Notes 227 Bibliography 231