This volume explores the construction of an ethics for news media that is global in reach and impact. Essays by international media ethicists provide leading theoretical perspectives on major issues and applies the ideas to specific countries, contexts and problems, addressing such questions as: Are there universal values in journalism? How would a global media ethics do justice to the cultural, political, and economic differences around the world? Can a global ethic based on universal principles allow for diversity of media systems and cultural values? What should be the principles and norms of practice of global media ethics? The result is a rich source of ethical thought and analysis on questions raised by contemporary global media.
Introduction: Why Global Media Ethics?
Section One: Universals, Theory, and Global Ethics
Chapter 1: The Ethics of Universal Being/Clifford G. Christians
Chapter 2: Connecting Care and Duty: How Neuroscience and Feminist Ethics can Contribute to Understanding Professional Moral Development/Lee Wilkins
Chapter 3: A Theory of Patriotism for Global Journalism/Stephen J.A. Ward
Chapter 4: Media Ethics: Towards a Framework for Media Producers and Media Consumers/Nick Couldry
Section Two: Global, Local, and Critical Theory
Chapter 5: Media Ethics and Human Dignity in the Postcolony/Herman Wasserman
Chapter 6: Postcolonial Theory and Global Media Ethics: A Theoretical Intervention/Shakuntala Rao
Chapter 7: Moral Philosophy as the Foundation of Normative Media Theory: Questioning African Ubuntuism as a Framework/Pieter J. Fourie
Section Three: Applications and Case Studies
Chapter 8: Negotiating Journalism Ethics in Zambia: Towards a "Global" Ethics/Fackson Banda
Chapter 9: Journalistic Ethics and Responsibility in Relations to Freedom of Expression: An Islamic Perspective/Ali Mohamed
Chapter 10: Media Ethics in Ethiopia/Gebremedhin Simon
