The Promise and Peril of Anecdotes in News Coverage: An Ethical Analysis

dc.contributor.author	David A. Craig
dc.date.accessioned	2016-01-14T19:53:32Z
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-30T15:32:25Z
dc.date.available	2016-01-14T19:53:32Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-30T15:32:25Z
dc.date.issued	2003-12-01
dc.description.abstract	This article assesses the use of anecdotes in news coverage on ethical grounds, pointing both to their promise and to their potential dangers. The analysis draws on Craig's framework for analyzing news coverage of ethics; on Christians, Ferre, and Fackler's communitarian ethic; and on Gilligan's relationship-oriented ethic of care. Cases from news stories illustrate the ethical complexity of anecdote use. This study suggests how journalists can choose anecdotes more critically and points to an adaptation of the anecdotal form that is ethically supportable.	en_US
dc.description.peerreview	Yes	en_US
dc.description.peerreviewnotes	https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelines	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Craig, D. A. (2003). The Promise and Peril of Anecdotes in News Coverage: An Ethical Analysis. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 80(4), 802-817. doi: 10.1177/107769900308000404	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/107769900308000404	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/25309
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
dc.rights.requestable	false	en_US
dc.title	The Promise and Peril of Anecdotes in News Coverage: An Ethical Analysis	en_US
dc.type	Research Article	en_US

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