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Media and Public Shaming: Drawing the Boundaries of Disclosure
Contributor(s): Petley, Julian (Author)

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 ISBN: 1780765878     ISBN-13: 9781780765877
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Political Science | Public Policy - General
- Social Science | Media Studies
Dewey: 302.23
LCCN: 2013404129
Series: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" L (0.75 lbs) 256 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2014
 
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The media today, and especially the national press, are frequently in conflict with people in the public eye, particularly politicians and celebrities, over the disclosure of private information and behaviour. Historically, journalists have argued that 'naming and shaming' serious wrong-doing and behaviour on the part of public officials is justified as being in the public interest. However, when the media spotlight is shone on perfetly legal personal behaviour, family issues and sexual orientation, and when, in particular this involves ordinary people, the question arises of whether such matters are really in the 'public interest' in any meaningful sense of the term. In this book, leading academics, commentators and journalists from a variety of different cultures consider the extent to which the media are entitled to reveal details of people's private lives, the laws and regulations which govern such relations, and whether these are still relevant in the age of social media.

Contributor Bio(s): Petley, Julian: -

JULIAN PETLEY is Professor of Film and Television studies. His interests include cinema, television, and the press, with a particular emphasis on media policy and regulation.
 
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