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Product Description: Book by Christians, Clifford G.

Product Description: Mass media ethics and the classical liberal ideal of the autonomous individual are historically linked and professionally dominant--yet the authors of this work feel this is intrinsically flawed. They show how recent research in philosophy and social science--together with a longer tradition in theological inquiry--insist that community, mutuality, and relationship are fundamental to a full concept of personhood...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This volume is designed to revolutionize the field of communication by identifying a broad ethical theory which transcends the world of mass media practice to reveal a more humane and responsible code of values. The contributors, representing a diverse range of intercultural perspectives, defend the possibility of universal moral imperatives such as justice, reciprocity and human dignity...read more

Product Description: This special issue of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics, focusing on new media technologies, questions whether world views can be analyzed in light of the many ways in which technical means generally exist. The contributors to this special issue believe that the instrumentalist worldview is invading our spirit, and influencing the way we teach and learn, as well as managing our social institutions, making the technological order reconstitute the moral order in terms of technique...read more

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"Through the worldview perspective, this book comes to grips with the incongruous moralities in Disney. It enables both parents and educators to gain a critical understanding of Disney content without being judgmental or promotional for the wrong reasons...Mouse Morality is a pleasure to read and discuss in itself, but shows the pathway to media criticism of the first order." Nfrom the Foreword Kids around the world love Disney animated films, and many of their parents trust the Disney corporation to provide wholesome, moral entertainment for their children. Yet frequent protests and even boycotts of Disney products and practices reveal a widespread unease with the sometimes mixed and inconsistent moral values espoused in Disney films as the company attempts to appeal to the largest possible audience. In this book, Annalee R. Ward uses a variety of analytical tools based in rhetorical criticism to examine the moral messages taught in five recent Disney animated filmsNThe Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Mulan. Taking the films on their own terms, she uncovers the many mixed messages they purvey: for example, females can be leadersNbut male leadership ought to be the norm; stereotyping is wrongNbut black means evil; historical truth is valuedNbut only tell what one can sell, etc. Adding these messages together, Ward raises important questions about the moral ambiguity of DisneyOs overall worldview and demonstrates the need for parents to be discerning in letting their children learn moral values and life lessons from Disney films.

This Handbook encapsulates the intellectual history of mass media ethics over the past twenty-five years. Chapters serve as a summary of existing research and thinking in the field, as well as setting agenda items for future research. Key features include: up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of media ethics, one of the hottest topics in the media community 'one-stop shopping' for historical and current research in media ethics experienced, top-tier editors, advisory board, and contributors. It will be an essential reference on media ethics theory and research for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in media, mass communication, and journalism.

This handbook explores the depth and breadth of thinking on media ethics, representing the intellectual history of this area over the past 40 years. Chapters summarize existing research and thinking in the field, as well as setting agenda for future research. This Second Edition includes coverage of source ethics, social media, the roots of law in ethics, and documentary film, and will serve scholars and graduate students in Media Ethics, Law, Philosophy, and Business.