Table of Contents
1 Media Ethics and Popular Culture 1
2 Seek Truth and Report It: Easier Said Than Done The Paper, Minority Report, The Matrix, Ace in the Hole, Shattered Glass, The Wire, Wag the Dog 15
3 Loyalty: Where Individual Virtue and Philosophical Principle Meet Spotlight, Madam Secretary, Star Trek, The Killing Fields, Hidden Figures, Broadcast News, House of Cards 35
4 Privacy in Public Places: Understandable Tradeoffs and Unforeseen Consequences Hunger Games, Roman Holiday, The Queen, Nightcrawler 53
5 Journalism and Public Relations as Public Service Superman; West Wing; Good Night, and Good Luck; House of Cards; Control Room; All the President's Men; The Post; Contagion; The Insider 71
6 Authentic Alignment: The Tension between Big Profits and Good Work Network, Morning Glory. The Nèwsroom, The Wire 91
7 Social Justice: A Moving, Aspirational Target Harriet, Roger and Me, Get Out, House of Cards, Richard Jewell, The Devil Wears Prada 109
8 Sell Me Ethics: Advocacy, Objectivity, and Strategic Communication Mad Men, Thank You for Smoking, Our Brand Is Crisis 127
9 When Mock Watchdogs Bark: Media Accountability in Satirical News The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, The Onion 145
10 Conclusions: The Play's the Thing Rogue One, Star Wars, The Good Place 161
Bibliography 175
Subject Index 187
Cultural Artifact Index 191
About the Authors 193