Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era: A Buddhist Approach
New York et al.: Routledge (2015), viii, 239 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-138-85272-3 (hbk); 978-1-315-72334-1 (ebook)
Reviewed in: Religion and Social Communication, vol. 13:1 (2015), pp. 105-108
Signature commbox: 10-Religion-E 2015
"This book aims to be the first comprehensive exposition of "mindful journalism"-drawn from core Buddhist ethical principles-as a fresh approach to journalism ethics. It suggests that Buddhist mindfulness strategies can be applied purposively in journalism to add clarity, fairness and equity to news decision-making and to offer a moral compass to journalists facing ethical dilemmas in their work. It comes at a time when ethical values in the news media are in crisis from a range of technological, commercial and social factors, and when both Buddhism and mindfulness have gained considerable acceptance in Western societies." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Shelton Gunaratne, 1
1 Journalism and Happiness / Shelton Gunaratne, 18
2 Journalist as No Self / Shelton Gunaratne, 35
3 The Journalist as Change Agent / Patchanee Malikhao and Jan Servaes, 50
4 Significance of Mutual Causality / Shelton Gunaratne, 72
5 Harmony with Nature / Shelton Gunaratne, 91
6 No Conspicuous Consumption / Asanga Tilakaratne, 108
7 The Journalist and the Middle Path / Sugath Senarath, 130
8 Journalism and Ethical Conduct / Mark Pearson and Sugath Senarath, 143
9 Journalism and Mental Cultivation / Mark Pearson, 162
10 Journalism and Wisdom / Kalinga Seneviratne, 178
11 Conclusion / Shelton Gunaratne, Mark Pearson and Sugath Senarath, 198
Appendix : Buddhist Goals of Journalism and the News Paradigm / Shelton Gunaratne, 213
1 Journalism and Happiness / Shelton Gunaratne, 18
2 Journalist as No Self / Shelton Gunaratne, 35
3 The Journalist as Change Agent / Patchanee Malikhao and Jan Servaes, 50
4 Significance of Mutual Causality / Shelton Gunaratne, 72
5 Harmony with Nature / Shelton Gunaratne, 91
6 No Conspicuous Consumption / Asanga Tilakaratne, 108
7 The Journalist and the Middle Path / Sugath Senarath, 130
8 Journalism and Ethical Conduct / Mark Pearson and Sugath Senarath, 143
9 Journalism and Mental Cultivation / Mark Pearson, 162
10 Journalism and Wisdom / Kalinga Seneviratne, 178
11 Conclusion / Shelton Gunaratne, Mark Pearson and Sugath Senarath, 198
Appendix : Buddhist Goals of Journalism and the News Paradigm / Shelton Gunaratne, 213
