If the harm is high and the public good is low, the ethicist says "kill the story."
In an era of deepfakes, algorithmic bias, and 24-second attention spans, the question is no longer “Can we publish this?” but “Should we?” Patrick Lee Plaisance’s seminal work, Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice , isn’t just a textbook—it is a moral compass for the chaotic digital age. If the harm is high and the public
Unlike rule-based books (Kant) or math-based books (Utilitarianism), Plaisance leans into . He wants to cultivate the character of the media worker. Plaisance argues that ethics is not a set
Plaisance argues that ethics is not a set of handcuffs but a set of . He moves beyond the old "journalist vs. PR" divide, offering a universal framework rooted in philosophy but applied to the real-world chaos of newsrooms, TikTok studios, and podcast booths. and podcast booths.