Global Journalism Ethics: Widening the Conceptual Base
For most of its history, journalism ethics has been highly practical in aim, in theorizing, and in application. Inquiry analyzed what was occurring inside newsrooms and its scope was parochial. Starting from the premise that a parochial approach no longer serves journalism, the study of journalism,...
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Saint Paul University
2008-01-01
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| description | For most of its history, journalism ethics has been highly practical in aim, in theorizing, and in application. Inquiry analyzed what was occurring inside newsrooms and its scope was parochial. Starting from the premise that a parochial approach no longer serves journalism, the study of journalism, or the public of journalism, in this paper it is argued that a major task of journalism ethics is to construct a more non-parochial ethics—a global journalism ethics informed by critical work from various disciplines and cultures. The discussion presented charts the trajectory of journalism ethics over several centuries to explain the role of parochialism and the limits of theorizing in journalism ethics. This historical perspective also serves as a foundation for outlining what a future journalism ethics might look like, if we widen the conceptual base by incorporating new knowledge of media from outside journalism ethics, and by redefining journalism ethics as a global enterprise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bb9f68b15df40e9b09a81d08e4588732022-12-21T19:51:59ZengSaint Paul UniversityGlobal Media Journal: Canadian Edition1918-59012008-01-011Inaugural137149Global Journalism Ethics: Widening the Conceptual BaseStephen J. A. WardFor most of its history, journalism ethics has been highly practical in aim, in theorizing, and in application. Inquiry analyzed what was occurring inside newsrooms and its scope was parochial. Starting from the premise that a parochial approach no longer serves journalism, the study of journalism, or the public of journalism, in this paper it is argued that a major task of journalism ethics is to construct a more non-parochial ethics—a global journalism ethics informed by critical work from various disciplines and cultures. The discussion presented charts the trajectory of journalism ethics over several centuries to explain the role of parochialism and the limits of theorizing in journalism ethics. This historical perspective also serves as a foundation for outlining what a future journalism ethics might look like, if we widen the conceptual base by incorporating new knowledge of media from outside journalism ethics, and by redefining journalism ethics as a global enterprise.http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/0801/inaugural_ward.pdfEthicsApplied EthicsJournalism EthicsMedia EthicsGlobal Journalism EthicsCosmopolitanismParochialismGlobalizationCritical TheoryPost-modern Theory |
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| title | Global Journalism Ethics: Widening the Conceptual Base |
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| title_short | Global Journalism Ethics: Widening the Conceptual Base |
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| topic | Ethics Applied Ethics Journalism Ethics Media Ethics Global Journalism Ethics Cosmopolitanism Parochialism Globalization Critical Theory Post-modern Theory |
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