Janet Blank-Libra

Pursuing an Ethic of Empathy in Journalism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book advances a journalistic theory of empathy, challenging long-held notions about how best to do journalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781138194434
• ISBN-10: 1138194433
• Artikelnr.: 45436120

Autorenporträt

Janet Blank-Libra is Professor of English and Journalism at Augustana University, USA, where she teaches literature courses (fiction and nonfiction), photojournalism, ethics and law of the press, a variety of writing courses, and courses specific to the university's honors program. She has twice received teaching awards and recently finished a three-year appointment as the recipient of an endowed chair that the university calls "The Chair of Moral Values," a rather weighty title that allowed her to bring ethical issues to the attention of the community.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
[Geneva Overholser]
Preface
1. Introduction: Toward an Integrated Practice
2. An Expanding Philosophy
3. A Theoretical Examination of Empathy and Compassion
4. Objectivity: A Timeworn Antipathy to Empathy
5. Against Compassion: A Quagmire for Journalists
6. Historically Intertwined: The Narrative and Empathy
7. The Empathetic Journalist in the 21st Century
8. A Model for Cultivating a Life of Empathy and Compassion
9. Research and Reflection: Fueling Empathy
10. The Moral Imagination: Reclaiming the Call
11. Cultivating Ethical Relationships
12. Empathetic Listening as a Journalistic Discipline
13. For the Good of the Soul