TY - BOOK ID - 134114232 TI - Virtue in media : the moral psychology of excellence in news and public relations PY - 2015 SN - 9780415707442 9780415707435 PB - Milton Park, Abington, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Mass media KW - Journalism KW - Journalists KW - Médias KW - Presse KW - Journalistes KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Objectivity. KW - Interviews. KW - Aspect moral KW - Objectivité KW - Entretiens UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134114232 AB - 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. ER -