The Ethics of Emerging Media: Information, Social Norms, and New Media Technology

ISBN-13: 9781441183354 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 288 str.

Bruce E. Drushel; Kathleen German

Opis

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