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The handbook of global communication and media ethics / edited by Robert S. Fortner and P. Mark Fackler.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks in communication and media | Handbooks in communication and mediaPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: xxi, 499 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781405188128
  • 140518812X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 175
Online resources: Summary: "This groundbreaking collection provides a comprehensive picture of the ethical dimensions of communication in a global setting. Bringing together scholars from around the world, this substantial work examines ethical issues raised by globalization, the practice of journalism, popular culture, and media activities, and provides the most detailed and diverse set of essays ever assembled on this vital topic. The editors, along with a team of international communication and media scholars, provides an authoritative overview of the philosophical and theoretical issues associated with global communication and media ethics, including examinations of feminism, ideology, social responsibility, reporting, metanarratives, blasphemy, development, and glocalism, among many others. In addition, the handbook includes international case studies addressing topics such as reporting, censorship, responsibility, terrorism, disenfranchisement, and guilt. The work includes contributions by several Islamic scholars discussing various facets of that religion's engagement with the public sphere, as well as essays dealing with the religious and cultural factors that complicate efforts to understand our world. Fortner and Fackler's innovative collection is both theoretical and practical, and will raise the ethical bar for both scholars and practitioners in the world of global communication and media"--
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 175 HA ND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 25/03/2024 T0011093
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 175 HA ND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 25/03/2024 T0027043

2 volumes.

Vol 1 - 1- 499 p. Vol 2 - 500 - 1002 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This groundbreaking collection provides a comprehensive picture of the ethical dimensions of communication in a global setting. Bringing together scholars from around the world, this substantial work examines ethical issues raised by globalization, the practice of journalism, popular culture, and media activities, and provides the most detailed and diverse set of essays ever assembled on this vital topic. The editors, along with a team of international communication and media scholars, provides an authoritative overview of the philosophical and theoretical issues associated with global communication and media ethics, including examinations of feminism, ideology, social responsibility, reporting, metanarratives, blasphemy, development, and glocalism, among many others. In addition, the handbook includes international case studies addressing topics such as reporting, censorship, responsibility, terrorism, disenfranchisement, and guilt. The work includes contributions by several Islamic scholars discussing various facets of that religion's engagement with the public sphere, as well as essays dealing with the religious and cultural factors that complicate efforts to understand our world. Fortner and Fackler's innovative collection is both theoretical and practical, and will raise the ethical bar for both scholars and practitioners in the world of global communication and media"--

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