Detroit: Exploiting Images of Poverty

Abstract

The Journal of Mass Media Ethics publishes case studies in which scholars and media professionals outline how they would address a particular ethical problem. Cases are drawn from actual experience in newsrooms, corporations, entertainment arenas, and other agencies. We invite readers to call our attention to current cases and issues. (There is a special need for good cases in advertising and public relations.) We also invite suggestions of names of people, both professionals and academicians, who might write commentaries. This edition’s section examines the ways images of Detroit are exploited. The section was coordinated by Sandra Borden, a professor at Western Michigan University.