Virtue in Media: The Moral Psychology of Excellence in News and Public Relations

Virtue in Media: The Moral Psychology of Excellence in News and Public Relations
ISBN-10
1134596219
ISBN-13
9781134596218
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
2014-07-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Patrick Lee Plaisance

Description

This work establishes a contemporary profile of virtue in professional media practice. Author Patrick Lee Plaisance examines the experiences, perspectives, moral stances, and demographic data of two dozen professional exemplars in journalism and public relations. Plaisance conducted extensive personal "life story" interviews and collected survey data to assess the exemplars’ personality traits, ethical ideologies, moral reasoning skills and perceived workplace climate. The chosen professionals span the geographic United States, and include Pulitzer Prize winners and trendsetting PR corporate executives, ranging from rising stars to established veterans. Their thoughts, opinions, and experiences provide readers with an insider’s perspective on the thought process of decision makers in media. The unique observations in this volume will be stimulating reading for practitioners, researchers, and students in journalism and public relations. Virtue in Media establishes a key benchmark, and sets an agenda for future research into the moral psychology of media professionals.

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