The Ethical Journalist

'Harcup’s interviews with local journalists reveal the complexity of acting ethically through insightful discussions of professional rivalry, the demands of editors and the consequences for local communities. The book is written in a lively and engaging style... It draws the reader in through direct address, establishing vividness and urgency through the frequent use of first-and second-person constructions: this is a very human book... Students should find its accessibility refreshing – enlivening and provoking in what can be a rather ponderous area of study for many... a highly readable and provocative introduction to ethics' - Media, Culture & Society '[A] lively text. And as one of the main scriptwriters of the two internal BBC training sessions which were produced following the Hutton inquiry, I can heartily recommend this book' - Peter Stewart, BBC Training dept, in 'Useful Stuff' 'The Gilligan story emerges as the fulcrum of Harcup's entertaining study, which is packed with illustrations of journalistic heroism and skulduggery... This is an engaging and useful reference book...and should become essential reading for serious students of journalism and for those who practise it' - Sally Feldman, Times Higher Education Supplement 'Lively, original and brave… Harcup draws on interviews with practising journalists as well as a vast array of other sources… It should certainly help convince all students that ethics need not be boring but lie at the heart of the journalist’s job' - Prof Richard Keeble, Fifth Estate Online 'The Ethical Journalist, as the title implies, puts ethics and reflection back onto the journalist and makes it central to what he or she does while emphasising the importance and role of journalism in democracy' - Irish Communication Review 'A must-read for all journalists - be they reporters, editors