Title
The Ethics of Speaking Out
Department/School
Communication and Journalism
Date
2010
Document Type
Book Chapter
Keywords
media ethics, celebrity culture, free expression
Abstract
This chapter explores the ethical issues associated with celebrities speaking out on social and political issues. It begins with three recent case studies, moves to a discussion of whether speaking out can be considered either universally justifiable or universally unjustifiable, and then presents a four-part test for determining the ethical justifiability of speaking out.
Published in
Ethics and Entertainment: Essays on Media Culture and Media Morality
COinS
Citation/Other Information
Wyatt, W., & and Bunton, K. (2010). The ethics of speaking out. In The Ethics of Entertainment (pp. 9-22).