Publication

2007-12-31 - Ashgate

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

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and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCPN4756 .B66 2007

Description

"In this book, Sandra L. Borden analyzes the ethical bind of public-minded journalists using Alasdair MacIntyre's account of a 'practice.' She suggests that MacIntyre's framework helps us to see how journalism is normatively defined by the pursuit of goods appropriate to its purpose - and how money and other 'external' goods threaten that pursuit. Borden argues that developing and promoting the kind of robust group identity implied by the idea of a practice can help journalism better withstand the moral challenges posed by commodification." "This book applies MacIntyre's virtue theory to journalism with philosophical rigor, and at the same time is informed by the most current thinking from communication and other disciplines, including organizational studies and sociology."--Jacket.

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