Journalism's Ethical Progression

Gwyneth Mellinger is director of the School of Media Arts & Design at James Madison University. John P. Ferré is professor of communication at the University of Louisville.

Introduction: Journalism’s Ethical Progression
Gwyneth Mellinger
Chapter 1: The Progressive Era’s Social Awakening and the Soul of the News
Ronald R. Rodgers
Chapter 2: A “Failure to Take Itself Seriously”: The Canons of Journalism and the Model of Inaction
Ken J. Ward
Chapter 3: The Lippmann-Dewey “Debate”: Roles and Responsibilities of Journalists in a Democratic Society
Tim Klein and Elisabeth Fondren
Chapter 4: Francis Biddle and the Jennings Case in 1934-35: A Labor Union, the First Amendment, and Government Oversight
Patrick S. Washburn and Michael S. Sweeney
Chapter 5: Dorothy Day and The Catholic Worker’s Legacy of Pacifism
Bailey Dick
Chapter 6: War Correspondents, Women’s Interests, and World War II
Carolyn M. Edy
Chapter 7: Conflicts of Interest in Journalism: Debating a Post-Hutchins Ethical Self-Consciousness
Gwyneth Mellinger
Chapter 8: Ethical Duty and the Right to Know: Sam Ragan’s Crusades to Provide the Public with Access to Information
Erin K. Coyle
Chapter 9: “Blackening Up Journalism”: An Ethical Imperative for Newsroom Diversity
Gwyneth Mellinger and Erin K. Coyle
Conclusion: Journalism Ethics Now and Then
John P. Ferré