Global Media Ethics and the Digital Revolution
London; New York: Routledge (2022), 292 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
Series: Routledge Research in Journalism
ISBN 978-1-032-06724-7 (pbk); 978-1-003-20355-1 (ebook)
"An international team of contributors draw upon global and non-Western traditions to discuss the philosophical origins of ethics and the tension that exists between media institutions, the media market and political/ideological influencers. The chapters then unveil the discrepancies among international journalists in abiding by the ethics of the profession and the extent to which media ethics are understood and applied in their local context/environment. Arguing that the legitimacy of ethics comes not from the definition per se, but from the extent to which it leads to social good, the book posits this should be the media’s raison d'être to abide by globally accepted ethical norms in order to serve the common good." (Publisher description)
Introduction. Global digital media explosion and the question of ethics / Noureddine Miladi, 1
PART I: MEDIA ETHICS REVISITED
1 Political correctness in a global age: The ethical implications of a hegemonic discourse / Andrew Pilkington, 15
2 Impartiality, fairness and the bias of empire: Technologies of freedom or constraint? / Sylvia Harvey, 38
3 Freedom of expression and social responsibility: Contested worldviews on media ethics / Noureddine Miladi, 53
4 Global media ethics: Ideology, politics and eurocentrism / Mazhar Al-Zo’by, 71
5 Rethinking global media ethics for a ‘post-American’ world / Daya Thussu, 88
PART II: MEDIA ETHICS IN PRACTICE
6 Freedom of speech, responsibility and human rights in Islam / Fethi B. J. Ahmed, 103
7 Philosophical roots of media ethics in the Islamic tradition / Noureddine Khadmi, 122
8 Ethics of investigative journalism / Jamel Zran, 137
9 Fake news as a challenge for media credibility / Suzana Žilic Fišer, Irena Lovrencic Držanic, 156
10 Media ethics and the challenges of democratic transition in Tunisia / Moez Ben Messaoud, 172
11 Journalism ethics and conflict-sensitive reporting: The case of Al Jazeera network / Hala A. Guta, 186
PART III: GLOBAL MEDIA ETHICS GLOBAL CHALLENGES
12 Journalistic deontology in news coverage of poverty in the digital age: Why objectivity is bad when reporting on inequality / Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Steven Harkins, 205
13 The culture of framing terminologies / Ibrahim N. Abusharif, 221
14 Tracing securitization of narratives and images in the global media discourse / Abdulfatah Mohamed, 235
15 Decolonizing African journalism ethics: From Afriethics to Afrokology / Winston Mano, 250
PART I: MEDIA ETHICS REVISITED
1 Political correctness in a global age: The ethical implications of a hegemonic discourse / Andrew Pilkington, 15
2 Impartiality, fairness and the bias of empire: Technologies of freedom or constraint? / Sylvia Harvey, 38
3 Freedom of expression and social responsibility: Contested worldviews on media ethics / Noureddine Miladi, 53
4 Global media ethics: Ideology, politics and eurocentrism / Mazhar Al-Zo’by, 71
5 Rethinking global media ethics for a ‘post-American’ world / Daya Thussu, 88
PART II: MEDIA ETHICS IN PRACTICE
6 Freedom of speech, responsibility and human rights in Islam / Fethi B. J. Ahmed, 103
7 Philosophical roots of media ethics in the Islamic tradition / Noureddine Khadmi, 122
8 Ethics of investigative journalism / Jamel Zran, 137
9 Fake news as a challenge for media credibility / Suzana Žilic Fišer, Irena Lovrencic Držanic, 156
10 Media ethics and the challenges of democratic transition in Tunisia / Moez Ben Messaoud, 172
11 Journalism ethics and conflict-sensitive reporting: The case of Al Jazeera network / Hala A. Guta, 186
PART III: GLOBAL MEDIA ETHICS GLOBAL CHALLENGES
12 Journalistic deontology in news coverage of poverty in the digital age: Why objectivity is bad when reporting on inequality / Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Steven Harkins, 205
13 The culture of framing terminologies / Ibrahim N. Abusharif, 221
14 Tracing securitization of narratives and images in the global media discourse / Abdulfatah Mohamed, 235
15 Decolonizing African journalism ethics: From Afriethics to Afrokology / Winston Mano, 250
