The Ethics of Emerging Media

ISBN-13: 9781441118363 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 288 str.

Bruce E. Drushel; Kathleen German

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The Ethics of Emerging Media engages with enduring ethical questions while addressing critical questions concerning ethical boundaries at the forefront of new media development. This collection provides a rare opportunity to ask how emerging media affect the ethical choices in our lives and the lives of people across the globe.

Centering on different new media forms from eBay to Wikipedia, each chapter raises questions about how changing media formats affect current theoretical understanding of ethics. By interrogating traditional ethical theory, we can better understand the challenges to ethical decision making in an age of rapidly evolving media. Each chapter focuses on a specific case within the broader conceptual fabric of ethical theory. The case studies ground the discussion of ethics in practical applications while, at the same time, addressing moral dilemmas that have plagued us for generations. The specific applications will undoubtedly continue to unfold, but the ethical questions will endure.

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Introduction

Emerging Media: A View Downstream
Kathleen German and Bruce Drushel

Part I: Citizens, Consumers, and Culture

Chapter One
eBay Ethics: Simulating Civility in One of the New Digital Democracies
Robert MacDougall

Chapter Two
New Romance: A Digital Media Practice in the Age of the Internet
Mel Racho

Chapter Three
Idol Concerns: The Ethics of Parasociality
Christopher Bell

Part II: Ethical Practices of Conservators and Regulators

Chapter Four
Rhizomatic Restoration: Conservation Ethics in the Age of Wikipedia
Daniel Heath Cull

Chapter Five
The New Pornographers: Legal and Ethical Considerations of Sexting
Brett Lunceford

Chapter Six
"I'm Here to Tell You it's OK": The FCC Chairman, Digital TV, and Lying to the Government
Bruce Drushel

Part III: Speech, Civility, and Privacy

Chapter Seven
Holocaust Denial, Cyberspace, and the Question of Moral Convergence
Priscilla Meddaugh

Chapter Eight
Privacy and Participation in the Cloud: Ethical Implications of Google's Privacy Practices and Public Communications
Robert Bodle

Chapter Nine
Facebook: Student Perceptions of Ethical Issues about Their Online Presence
Tammy Swenson Lepper

Part IV: Propaganda and Strategic Communications

Chapter Ten
New Culture/Old Ethics: What Technological Determinism Can Teach Us About New Media and Public Relations Ethics
Elspeth Tilley

Chapter Eleven
Blogola, Sponsored Posts, and the Ethics of Blogging
Ric Jensen

Part V: Journalistic Practice

Chapter Twelve
How We Comment on Web Journalism: A Case Study on Dialogue Found in News Articles
Michael Trice

Chapter Thirteen
Citizen Journalists and Civic Responsibility: Decorum in an Age of Emerging Media
Kathleen German

Index