Revelation, intrusion, and questions of taste: The ethical challenge for obituary editors

Journalism Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 372-382

  Starck, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Character appraisal; Editorial intrusion; Journalism ethics; Obituary

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249146426     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512780701505069     Document Type: Article

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