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Holding the media accountable : citizens, ethics, and the law / edited by David Pritchard.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2000.Description: viii, 203 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0253213576 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P94 .H65 2000
Contents:
Introduction: the process of media accountability / David Pritchard -- The routine nature of journalistic deception / Tom Luljak -- Why unhappy subjects of news coverage rarely complain / David Pritchard -- How a typical American newspaper handles complaints / Neil Nemeth -- A news ombudsman as an agent of accountability / Neil Nemeth -- Media criticism as professional self-regulation / Kristie Bunton -- Structural flaws in Press Council decision-making / David Pritchard -- Organized citizen action and media accountability / Patrick O'Neill -- Ambiguous standards, arbitrary enforcement: cable access TV and controversial programming / Lindsy Pack -- Newspapers' use of lawyers in the editorial process / Craig Sanders -- Helping the press define its rights and responsibilities / Craig Sanders -- What happens to libel cases after they have been at the Supreme Court / Eddith Dashiell -- The future of media accountability / David Pritchard.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the process of media accountability / David Pritchard -- The routine nature of journalistic deception / Tom Luljak -- Why unhappy subjects of news coverage rarely complain / David Pritchard -- How a typical American newspaper handles complaints / Neil Nemeth -- A news ombudsman as an agent of accountability / Neil Nemeth -- Media criticism as professional self-regulation / Kristie Bunton -- Structural flaws in Press Council decision-making / David Pritchard -- Organized citizen action and media accountability / Patrick O'Neill -- Ambiguous standards, arbitrary enforcement: cable access TV and controversial programming / Lindsy Pack -- Newspapers' use of lawyers in the editorial process / Craig Sanders -- Helping the press define its rights and responsibilities / Craig Sanders -- What happens to libel cases after they have been at the Supreme Court / Eddith Dashiell -- The future of media accountability / David Pritchard.