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Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication

Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication

Author(s): CARL D. HAUSMAN , Suzanne D FitzGerald , Joseph Basso

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2022

Pages: 172. LSI page count does not change

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Copyright: 2022

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Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication reinvents the way we examine modern legal and ethical dilemmas.

This book:

  • Integrates law and ethics and discusses them as a defense for digital communication issues created by an instant world.
  • Illustrates the relationship between legal principles and ethical decision making.
  • Infuses established law and principles of ethics in a manner useful for education, business, and communication professionals.
  • Ideally structured and equally useful because it focuses on real-world application and melds theory and practice.

Written from the perspective of a practicing attorney, a public relations practitioner and professor, and a journalist who has testified before Congress on media ethics issues, the authors offer a unique perspective on communication law and ethics. Using current case studies, the text shows how to make difficult ethical decisions and adhere to legal principles while practicing in the field of communication

Introduction

Part I: Law and Ethics in the Connected World—The Tangled Web
1. Right, Wrong, and What You Do When No One is Watching—A Brief Introduction to Ethics
2. Navigating the Primary Sources of Law
3. The First Amendment—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Part II: Legacy Issues
4. Freedom of Expression
5. Defamation
6. Privacy
7. Fairness and Social Responsibility
8. Intellectual Property

Part III: Evolving Issues
9. Social Media Shaming and Bullying 
10. Deceptive Advertising
11. Online Ethics—Data-Driven Content, Targeting, and Security
12. Relationships Among Marketers, Influencers, and Audiences

Part IV: Your Role and Responsibility as a Media Professional
13. Maintaining Personal Integrity in a Competitive World—Why and How it Matters
14. Developing Best Practices and Codes of Ethics for Your Organization

Index

CARL D. HAUSMAN
Suzanne D FitzGerald
Suzanne FitzGerald, APR, Fellow PRSA, is chair and professor at Rowan University. She offers an unusual educator/practitioner perspective with a doctorate from Temple and the Fellow credential awarded to fewer than 2 percent of PR practitioners. She has served as PRSSA adviser for 25 years and also as graduate program director. She has served as Accreditation Chair for the Philadelphia PRSA Chapter and on the board of PRSA Educator’s Academy. Her experience includes workshops in business writing and presentation skills, and a decade in the data processing, health care, and agency arenas. FitzGerald has published several books with McGraw-Hill as well as in scholarly journals.
Joseph Basso
Joseph Basso, APR, earned a doctorate in public relations from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Widener University. Professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., Joe has three decades of experience practicing and teaching public relations. His experience includes extensive work in the gaming industry, as well as for profit and not-for-profit organizations. He has consulted extensively in the areas of grammatical and legal writing in the pharmaceutical industry. The author of numerous academic and professional publications, Basso is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Law and Ethics in the Age of Digital Communication reinvents the way we examine modern legal and ethical dilemmas.

This book:

  • Integrates law and ethics and discusses them as a defense for digital communication issues created by an instant world.
  • Illustrates the relationship between legal principles and ethical decision making.
  • Infuses established law and principles of ethics in a manner useful for education, business, and communication professionals.
  • Ideally structured and equally useful because it focuses on real-world application and melds theory and practice.

Written from the perspective of a practicing attorney, a public relations practitioner and professor, and a journalist who has testified before Congress on media ethics issues, the authors offer a unique perspective on communication law and ethics. Using current case studies, the text shows how to make difficult ethical decisions and adhere to legal principles while practicing in the field of communication

Introduction

Part I: Law and Ethics in the Connected World—The Tangled Web
1. Right, Wrong, and What You Do When No One is Watching—A Brief Introduction to Ethics
2. Navigating the Primary Sources of Law
3. The First Amendment—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Part II: Legacy Issues
4. Freedom of Expression
5. Defamation
6. Privacy
7. Fairness and Social Responsibility
8. Intellectual Property

Part III: Evolving Issues
9. Social Media Shaming and Bullying 
10. Deceptive Advertising
11. Online Ethics—Data-Driven Content, Targeting, and Security
12. Relationships Among Marketers, Influencers, and Audiences

Part IV: Your Role and Responsibility as a Media Professional
13. Maintaining Personal Integrity in a Competitive World—Why and How it Matters
14. Developing Best Practices and Codes of Ethics for Your Organization

Index

CARL D. HAUSMAN
CARL D. HAUSMAN
Suzanne D FitzGerald
Suzanne D FitzGerald
Suzanne FitzGerald, APR, Fellow PRSA, is chair and professor at Rowan University. She offers an unusual educator/practitioner perspective with a doctorate from Temple and the Fellow credential awarded to fewer than 2 percent of PR practitioners. She has served as PRSSA adviser for 25 years and also as graduate program director. She has served as Accreditation Chair for the Philadelphia PRSA Chapter and on the board of PRSA Educator’s Academy. Her experience includes workshops in business writing and presentation skills, and a decade in the data processing, health care, and agency arenas. FitzGerald has published several books with McGraw-Hill as well as in scholarly journals.
Joseph Basso
Joseph Basso
Joseph Basso, APR, earned a doctorate in public relations from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Widener University. Professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., Joe has three decades of experience practicing and teaching public relations. His experience includes extensive work in the gaming industry, as well as for profit and not-for-profit organizations. He has consulted extensively in the areas of grammatical and legal writing in the pharmaceutical industry. The author of numerous academic and professional publications, Basso is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.