Media Ethics: Global Dimensions

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Ethics impact media which includes broadcast medium, film, theatre, the visual and performing arts and the Internet in addition to the earliest, that is print medium. In this book the boundary of our enquiry is print medium, and in that news presentation, while touching upon broadcast and other technological interventions that have spawned into the media world. Journalism ethics, by far the most well-defined aspect of media ethics, contains ethical issues that spring from applied analysis and theory which include the nature of assertion. It has also dominated media ethics discussion as news is fragile, needs judgment prior to dissemination and can cause unintended harm. This harm limitation aspect of journalism is now become a critical aspect of practice of this craft as the manner in which news is transmitted across the wires increases its potential impact across nations and cultures. The instant factor of news portrayal needs to be sensitive to diversity and not be homogenized to be acceptable to the powers that be. Dumbing down of news, poor source crediting and presumed fact-checking are simply delegating trust along the line to an unsuspecting reader. In its ultimate practice, the ethical part of journalism goes well beyond just journalism to broader social and political codes as required to strengthen what liberal democracy is all about. The commoditization of news and its potential to ripple far from its place of origin have become areas of concern for ethicists.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nirmala Rao Khadpekar

Nirmala Rao Khadpekar holds a degree in English Literature (Hons) from the University of Pune. She has completed postgraduation in Journalism and Book Publishing from Mumbai. She is currently working with ICFAI as a senior editor at ICFAI Research Centre, Ahmedabad. She has a wide range of publications to her credit, including international country reports. She has varied experience in magazines and newspapers, industry journals and management and design journals/books, at corporations and institutions in Western India. She has won numerous awards including "Magazine of the Year" from the Association of Business Communicators of India during her stint with industry. Her areas of interest include the Communication Media, Culture and the Liberal Arts, and Popularization of Science.

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Title
Media Ethics: Global Dimensions
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788131420324
Length
284p.
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