Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization

Mohammad Ayish, American University of Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesBharat Bhushan, Indian Council of Social Science Research, IndiaClifford Christians, University of Illinois, USANick Couldry, London School of Economics, UKVipul Mudgal, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), India Shahan Mufti, University of Richmond, USAShakuntala Rao, State University of New York, USAPrasun Sonwalkar, IndiaStephen J. A. Ward, Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), CanadaHerman Wasserman, University of Cape Town, South AfricaLee Wilkins, Wayne State University, USA

"Focusing particularly on the issue of justice as a universal ethical construct, this book contributes to understanding global media ethics. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (J. L. Aucoin, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016) 'This book offers a significant and theoretically well informed collection of essays exploring the reciprocal implications of globalization and developments in media. Drawing on cases studies from around the globe, the distinguished contributors offer evidence to inform the scholarly debate about morality in shaping media ecology. It is essential reading for everyone interested in the shifting complexities of media ethics and justice.' - Bob Franklin, Professor of Journalism Studies, Cardiff University, UK 'Rao and Wasserman's co-edited book argues for a journalism ethics linked to social justice, civil society, and citizenship, a normative argument that cannot be repeated often enough. While advocating strenuously for a global ethics, essayists with experience in academia and the practice of journalism in Pakistan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, the United States and India have opened up the field for new research on national constraints, including challenges from government control and profit-making ownership.' - Bella Mody, Professor Emerita and deCastro Chair in Global Media (2004-2014), University of Colorado Boulder, USA

• 1. Introduction: Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization; Shakuntala Rao and Herman Wasserman 2. The Moral Priority of Globalism in a Media Saturated World; Stephen J. A. Ward 3. Global Justice and Civil Society; Clifford C. Christians 4. Social Justice and Citizenship in South Africa: The Media's Role; Herman Wasserman 5. Paying for Journalism: An Ethics-Based and Collaborative Business Model; Lee Wilkins 6. News for Sale: Paid news, Media Ethics and India's Democratic Public Sphere; Vipul Mudgal 7. Practices of Indian Journalism: Justice, Ethics, and Globalization; Shakuntala Rao 8. Justice as an Islamic Journalistic Value and Goal; Muhammad Ayish 9. The Idea of Public Good in Rammohan Roy's Early Days of Journalism Ethics; Prasun Sonwalkar 10. The Chief and the Channels: How Satellite Television Sparked a Social Movement for 'Rule of Law' that is Restructuring Political Power in Pakistan; Shahan Mufti 11. The Changing Structures of Media and Ethics in India; Bharat Bhushan