Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction The structure of the book 1. What are ethics? 2. News: towards a definition 3. Morality of reporting 4. The good journalist 5. Truth, accuracy, objectivity and trust 6. Privacy and intrusion 7. Reputation 8.
Gathering the news 9. Reporting the vulnerable 10. Deciding what to publish 11. Taste and decency; harm and offence 12. Professional practice 13. Regulation 14. History of print regulation 15. History of broadcast regulation 16.
Codes of conduct as a regulatory system 17. Press regulation systems in the UK and Ireland 18. Broadcast regulation systems in the UK and Ireland 19. The experience abroad 20. The future Appendix 1 PCC Code of Practice Appendix 2 NUJ Code of Conduct Appendix 3 Code of Practice for Press Council of Ireland Appendix 4 BBC Code of Ethics Appendix 5 International Federation of Journalists Appendix 6 Ofcom Broadcasting Code Appendix 7 TMAP Guidelines Appendix 8 Addresses for regulatory bodies Appendix 9 My ethics blog Appendix 10 Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe Glossary Bibliography Index .