World Media Ethics

Robert S. Fortner is Professor of Communication and Media at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has published widely on international communication, global public diplomacy, the history of international media, media ethics, and media theory. Most recently, he is the co-editor of The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory (2 volume set, Wiley-Blackwell, 2014) and The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics (2 volume set, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). He has extensive experience teaching, lecturing, and interacting with media practitioners in various countries around the world, from Moscow to Nairobi, and Abidjan to Ulan Bator.P. Mark Fackler is Professor of Communication at Calvin College in the, USA, and has written extensively on communication and journalism ethics. He is the co-author of Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning (10th edition, 2016), Ethics for Public Communication (2011), and Ethics and Evil in the Public Sphere (2010). He is the co-editor of The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory (2 volume set, Wiley-Blackwell, 2014) and The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics (2 volume set, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). He teaches communications ethics regularly in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, and publishes with African scholars on media ethics in that region.

• Preface vii1 Introduction: Contexts for Ethical Decision-Making 12 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Individualist Traditions 193 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Collectivist Traditions 354 Ethics and Political Economy 545 Boundaries on Civil Discourse 756 Advertising, Public Relations, and Materialism 907 Global Entertainment 1088 Media and the Political Process 1219 The Rule of Law 13810 Treasuring Persons, Protecting Institutions: The Protection of Minority Voices 14911 Religion and Social Responsibility 16912 War, Violence, and Media 17913 Truth, Conflict, Chronic Problems, and Media Attention 19014 Conclusion 205Glossary 213References 215Index 243