Ettema, James S.,

Custodians of conscience : investigative journalism and public virtue / James S. Ettema and Theodore L. Glasser. - xi, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.

Preface -- Introduction: The Reporter's Craft as Moral Discourse -- In Search of Skills Not Taught in Textbooks -- The Paradox of the Disengaged Conscience -- The Irony of Irony-in-Journalism -- The Morality of Narrative Form -- The Intimate Interdependence of Fact and Value -- Journalistic Judgment and the Reporter's Responsibility -- The Value(s) of News -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Investigative reporting
Journalism--Objectivity
Journalists--Interviews

PN4781. / E88 1998

070.43