Richard Wilson, John Carroll University
This essay examines the ethical dimensions of AIDS media coverage in the early 1980’s. Through critical analysis and application of Carol Gilligan’s ethic of care (1982), this essay dissects how media coverage in the early 1980’s reflected male-based ethics, which rely heavily upon notions of justice. Since AIDS…
Julie A. Demorest, John Carroll University
There is no denying that news media is big business. The complete coverage of stories and investigative reports are certainly at risk with the rise of media as a business, rather than strictly a service to the public. Over the past few years, there have been a number of cases where television stations or news publications have k…
Patricia Lancia, Wilfred Laurier University
At the end of World War II, 80 percent of daily newspapers in the United States were independently owned,1 yet even then The Commission on Freedom of the Press, also known as the Hutchins Commission, perceived the significant threats to freedom of expression pos…
Marah Eakin, Ohio University
In 1966, the United States Supreme Court ruled “The massive, pervasive and prejudicial publicity attending petitioner’s prosecution prevented him from receiving a fair trial,”freeing Dr. Sam Sheppard from prison and condemning the media for their handling of a trial 12 years previous.
The 1954 murder of Marilyn Sheppard (s…