An online resource for journalism and publishing students at City University 2003-04

Location

All lectures held at the Poynton Theatre, Centenary Building.

Suggested Reading

• Ethics and Journalism; Karen Sanders; Sage; 2003
• Ethics for Journalists; Richard Keeble; Routledge; 2001
• Media ethics; Matthew Kieran (ed); Routledge; 1998
• Sex, lies and democracy; Michael Bromley and Hugh Stephenson (eds); Longman; 1998
• Ethics and media culture; Dave Berry (ed); Focal Press; 2000
• Ethics and media culture: Practices and Representations; Chris Frost; Longman; 2000

Technical Note

Please note that all recordings are unedited. Due to limited technical facilities, the quality of recordings is not up to broadcasting standards... Comments and questions from the audience are not always audible.

Term 1 Lectures

To listen to the lecture recordings, click on the links (links open in a new window). To download the mp3 files, right click on the links and save to your computer. Audio files are large and downloading at dial-up speeds is not recommended.

1. What is journalism for?
   • Recorded on 30 Sep 03 (36Mb)
2. Media ownership
   • Recorded on 7 Oct 03 (44Mb)
3. News values: a practical guide to the news agenda
   • Recorded on 14 Oct 03 (45Mb)
4. Campaigning journalism: the good, the bad and the ugly
   • Part 1-Recorded on 21 Oct 03 (27Mb)
   • Part 2-Recorded on 21 Oct 03 (13Mb)
5. Trying to tell the truth: the problem of using sources
   • Part 1-Recorded on 28 Oct 03 (20Mb)
   • Part 2-Recorded on 28 Oct 03 (21Mb)
6. Privacy
   • Part 1-recorded on 4 Nov 03 (incomplete) (3Mb)
   • Part 2-recorded on 11 Nov 03 (18Mb)
7. Conflicts of interest
   • Recorded on 11 Nov 03 (18Mb)
8. BBC editorial policy (with Stephen Whittle)
   • Recorded on 18 Nov 03 (33Mb)
9. Policing ethics - part 1, The Guardian (with Ian Mayes)
   • Recorded on 25 Nov 03 (39Mb)
10. Policing ethics - part 2, the PCC (with Sir Christopher Meyer)
    • Recording not available

Roy Greenslade

Professor Roy Greenslade is a lecturer in the department of journalism at City University and the media commentator for The Guardian. He is a seasoned journalist and has worked for most major British newspapers. He appears regularly as a commentator on television and radio. He lives in Brighton and his latest book is "Press Gang: The True Story of How Papers Make Money From Propaganda".

Visiting Speakers

Stephen Whittle, Controller of Editorial Policy, the BBC

Ian Mayes, Readers' Editor, the Guardian

Sir Christopher Meyer, Chairman of the PCC
See Sir Christopher's choice of music for the Desert Island Discs programme on BBC R4.

Acknowledgements: thanks to Roy Greenslade and to visiting speakers for the lecture materials. Thanks to Neil Thurman for his support. A special thanks to James Herron who filled my gaps in the recordings and made it possible to have a complete set. Also thanks to all those who gave me feedback.

Copyright © 2003 Caterina Carola