Global journalism ethics /

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Author / Creator:Ward, Stephen J. A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951-
Imprint:Montreal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121184
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ISBN:9780773585218
0773585214
9780773536784
0773536787
0773536930
9780773536937
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-280) and index.
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Summary:New media has caused drastic changes in the reporting of current events and shattered the old boundaries of region, nation, and traditional deadlines. While journalists have quickly adapted to a world where a story is instantaneously accessible across the globe, a new code of ethics to deal with reporting to a globalised world is beginning to emerge. Reformulating the basic aims and principles of journalism, "Global Journalism Ethics" offers a systematic philosophy for this new era of reporting news in a technologically connected age where stories and ethics cross borders. Stephen Ward argues that present media practices are narrowly based within the borders of single country and thus unable to successfully inform the public about a globalized world. Presenting an ethical framework for work in multimedia, the author extends John Rawl's theories of justice and the human good to redefine the aims for which journalism should strive and then applies this new foundation to issues such as the roles of patriotism and objectivity in journalism. An innovative argument that presents a necessary corrective to contemporary media practices, "Global Journalism Ethics" is a theoretically rich studies for journalists on the air, in print and on the internet -- Product Description.
Other form:Print version: Ward, Stephen J.A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951- Global journalism ethics. Montreal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010 9780773536784
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The importance of philosophy
  • The ethical sphere
  • Reflective engagement
  • Ethical flourishing
  • Global journalism ethics
  • Global democratic journalism
  • Patriotism and global ethics.