Stanley E. Flink had a long career in journalism before teaching "Ethics and the Media" to journalism students for over 25 years. His new book Due Diligence and the News: Searching for a Moral Compass in the Digital Age is a collection of essays drawn from his lectures.

The book highlights the significant role that a free and responsible press has in our society, the need for truth and trust in a democracy, and how technology has fundamentally changed the environment in which information and news are conveyed. Flink raises questions with no simple answers, which is what makes his book so interesting.

Due Diligence and the News is timely, readable, and captivating for any newshound, whether journalist or news junky. ( )