Against a backdrop of growing concern about journalism ethics worldwide, this review essay traces the development of journalism ethics and standards by focusing on scholarship in the eld. The essay provides an overview of the works of scholars and institutes or centers whose research and related activities have gured prominently in a renewed interest in journalism ethics. An assessment of the literature indicates a great deal of progress has been made, especially in the production of classroom materials, but that scholarship remains relatively underdeveloped. Large gaps separate the practical from the theoretical, and the realms of the classroom from the newsroom. Future research directions are suggested, including additional exploration of journalism ethics across different cultures and social-economic-political systems.
Besides numerous bibliographical references, the essay includes annotated websites especially useful in conducting research on or teaching about journalism ethics. The essay is based on an extensive review of available research and literature as well as the solicited views of a number of scholars who have contributed to or otherwise are knowledgeable about the eld.Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim (Aristotle (384-322 BC)).The life of the moral man is an exempli cation of the universal moral order (Confucius (551-478 BC)).]
where he served 17 years as Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has worked professionally as a journalist and in public relations and currently serves as a consulting ombudsman for a regional news organisation. His work has appeared in a number of journals, and he is author or co-author of several books, including 'Public relations and community: A reconstructed theory' and 'The dragon's pupils'.
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