Originally published under the title: Media ethics and self-regulation.

Includes bibliographical references, webliography, and index.

What are ethics? -- News : towards a definition -- Morality of reporting -- The good journalist -- Truth, accuracy, objectivity and trust -- Privacy and intrusion -- Reputation -- Gathering the news -- Reporting the vulnerable -- Deciding what to publish -- Taste and decency : harm and offence -- Professional practice -- Regulation -- History of print regulation -- History of broadcast regulation -- Codes of conduct as a regulatory system -- Press regulation systems in the UK and Ireland -- Broadcast regulation systems in the UK and Ireland -- The experience abroad.