Media ethics beyond borders : a global perspective / edited by Stephen J.A. Ward and Herman Wasserman.

Explores the construction of an ethics for news media that is global in reach and impact. This title includes the essays that provide theoretical perspectives on major issues, and applies the ideas to specific countries, contexts and problems. It offers a source of ethical thought and analysis on qu...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Ward, Stephen J. A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951-, Wasserman, Herman, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : why global media ethics?
  • Universals, theory, and global ethics
  • The ethics of universal being / Clifford G. Christians
  • Connecting care and duty : how neuroscience and feminist ethics can contribute to understanding professional moral development / Lee Wilkins
  • A theory of patriotism for global journalism / Stephen J.A. Ward
  • Media ethics : towards a framework for media producers and media consumers / Nick Couldry
  • Global, local, and critical theory. Media ethics and human dignity in the postcolony / Herman Wasserman
  • Postcolonial theory and global media ethics : a theoretical intervention / Shakuntala Rao
  • Moral philosophy as the foundation of normative media theory : questioning African ubuntuism as a framework / Pieter J. Fourie
  • Applications and case studies. Negotiating journalism ethics in Zambia : towards a "glocal" ethics / Fackson Banda
  • Journalistic ethics and responsibility in relation to freedom of expression : an Islamic perspective / Ali Mohamed
  • Media ethics in Ethiopia / Gebremedhin Simon.