Both sides of the story: : Communication ethics in mediatized worlds

• Autores: Tobias Eberwein, Colin Porlezza
• Localización: Journal of Communication, ISSN-e 1460-2466, Vol. 66, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 328-342
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Current transformations in the media landscape are challenging contemporary communication and media ethics in at least 2 ways. First, digitization of the media creates new ethical problems that stimulate calls for a redefinition of the norms and values of public communication. Second, new instruments of web-based media observation introduce new possibilities for media (self-)regulation and accountability, thus complementing the initiatives of traditional institutions like press councils. The article retraces those conflicting developments by reference to 2 comparative studies, representing the diverging traditions of conventional communication ethics and media accountability research. In bridging over the conceptual gap between the 2 forms of research, the article develops new perspectives for ethical reflection in the mediatized worlds of the digital age.