Think/Point/Shoot

Media Ethics, Technology and Global Change

By Annette Danto, Lonnie Isabel, Mobina Hashmi | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

About the book

Think/Point/Shoot gives students a thorough overview of the role of ethics in modern media creation. Case studies emphasize the critical issues in global media ethics today in all stages of media creation from preproduction research and development, to production and post production. This volume features practicing filmmakers, journalists, and media creators who provide insight into dealing with real-world ethical dilemmas.

For this era, digital imagery, sounds, and web communication have opened doors to sharing thoughts and ideas instantaneously to potentially vast audiences. This presents exciting opportunities, but also serious ethical, legal, and social challenges. The cases and exercises found in this book are applicable to the current media field while still remaining grounded in strong ethical theory. Think/Point/Shoot explains the challenge of communicating a story to a worldwide audience while maintaining ethical standards.?

A companion website provides additional resources for students and instructors:

    • media ethics game
    • chapter summaries and case studies
    • important forms

Instructors will also find:

    • classroom exercises
    • PowerPoints
    • video from the \"Global Media Ethics\" Conference from March 2013

Editions of Think/Point/Shoot

EBook
ISBN 9781317536390
PDF
ISBN 9781317536406

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Think/Point/Shoot gives students a thorough overview of the role of ethics in modern media creation. Case studies emphasize the critical issues in global media ethics today in all stages of media creation from preproduction research and development, to production and post production. This volume features practicing filmmakers, journalists, and media creators who provide insight into dealing with real-world ethical dilemmas.

For this era, digital imagery, sounds, and web communication have opened doors to sharing thoughts and ideas instantaneously to potentially vast audiences. This presents exciting opportunities, but also serious ethical, legal, and social challenges. The cases and exercises found in this book are applicable to the current media field while still remaining grounded in strong ethical theory. Think/Point/Shoot explains the challenge of communicating a story to a worldwide audience while maintaining ethical standards.?

A companion website provides additional resources for students and instructors:

    • media ethics game
    • chapter summaries and case studies
    • important forms

Instructors will also find:

    • classroom exercises
    • PowerPoints
    • video from the \"Global Media Ethics\" Conference from March 2013

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Think/Point/Shoot about?

Think/Point/Shoot gives students a thorough overview of the role of ethics in modern media creation. Case studies emphasize the critical issues in global media ethics today in all stages of media creation from preproduction research and development, to production and post production. This volume features practicing filmmakers, journalists, and media creators who provide insight into dealing with real-world ethical dilemmas.

For this era, digital imagery, sounds, and web communication have opened doors to sharing thoughts and ideas instantaneously to potentially vast audiences. This presents exciting opportunities, but also serious ethical, legal, and social challenges. The cases and exercises found in this book are applicable to the current media field while still remaining grounded in strong ethical theory. Think/Point/Shoot explains the challenge of communicating a story to a worldwide audience while maintaining ethical standards.?

A companion website provides additional resources for students and instructors:

    • media ethics game
    • chapter summaries and case studies
    • important forms

Instructors will also find:

    • classroom exercises
    • PowerPoints
    • video from the \"Global Media Ethics\" Conference from March 2013

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Think/Point/Shoot?

Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Media studies

Where can I read a sample of Think/Point/Shoot?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317536390

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Think/Point/Shoot?

Annette Danto, Lonnie Isabel, Mobina Hashmi

Who is the Publisher of the book Think/Point/Shoot?

Taylor and Francis

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Think/Point/Shoot is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317536390) and pdf(ISBN 9781317536406)