Journalism as Practice

"This brilliant book is on fire intellectually, the best ever written on virtue ethics and journalism. Our debates are typically acrimonious over theory and practice, individuals and institutions, or citizens and professionals. Journalism As Practice blows these dead end arguments away. The field takes on a Himalayan majesty as practice; enduring values and commodification are phosphorescent by a gifted writer and thinker. Journalism As Practice is as distinguished as Alasdair MacIntrye's After Virtue on which it depends, and as astute as Good Work. While the field has been oriented to principlism, virtue ethics has now established itself with a distinction of permanent importance."—Clifford Christians, University of Illinois-Urbana, USA
"Borden’s book demonstrates why journalism has matured from a craft into a profession. By linking responsible conduct to ethics beginning with Aristotle, Borden demonstrates why economic success will never be a sufficient measure of journalistic excellence. Journalism as Practice provides would-be journalists with a road map to virtuous individual acts within a professional community. The author’s concept of a strong community is a good foundation for a working lifetime."—Lee Wilkins, Editor, Journal of Mass Media Ethics

"There is much to be admired in the book. Bringing MacIntyre and Code, as well as other neo-Aristotelian ethical theorists, into the conversation about journalism's role in a democratic society is valuable. The book is rich with examples that attempt to put ethical theory into practice, and it would be appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in journalism programmes. But perhaps the book's greatest value is the questions that are left unsolved. A reader leaves the book with more questions than he or she started with, and, in my book, that's a good thing."—Journa of Mass Media