Despite its centrality to the daily lives of a variety of journalists, the topic of ethics is relatively unexplored. This work provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. The book looks at crisis of confidence in public service broadcasting and the controversy surrounding docusoaps to provide a foundational study of ethics and the documentary.
The price of popularity; in from the cold; the short, sorry history of documentary ethics; the poisoned chalice of journalism; the documentarist's ethical compass; the rights of documentarists; statutes and cases.
