Ethics of Emerging Media

Information, Social Norms, and New Media Technology

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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This edited collection examines the role of ethics in new media with particular emphasis on specific contexts and applications. "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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Utgivningsdatum2011-03-17
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt452 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441183354

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Introduction Emerging Media: A View DownstreamKathleen German and Bruce Drushel Part I: Citizens, Consumers, and Culture Chapter OneeBay Ethics: Simulating Civility in One of the New Digital DemocraciesRobert MacDougall Chapter TwoNew Romance: A Digital Media Practice in the Age of the InternetMel Racho Chapter ThreeIdol Concerns: The Ethics of Parasociality Christopher Bell Part II: Ethical Practices of Conservators and Regulators Chapter FourRhizomatic Restoration: Conservation Ethics in the Age of Wikipedia Daniel Heath Cull Chapter FiveThe New Pornographers: Legal and Ethical Considerations of SextingBrett Lunceford Chapter Six"I'm Here to Tell You it's OK": The FCC Chairman, Digital TV, and Lying to the GovernmentBruce Drushel Part III: Speech, Civility, and Privacy Chapter SevenHolocaust Denial, Cyberspace, and the Question of Moral ConvergencePriscilla Meddaugh Chapter EightPrivacy and Participation in the Cloud: Ethical Implications of Google's Privacy Practices and Public Communications Robert Bodle Chapter NineFacebook: Student Perceptions of Ethical Issues about Their Online Presence Tammy Swenson Lepper Part IV: Propaganda and Strategic Communications Chapter TenNew Culture/Old Ethics: What Technological Determinism Can Teach Us About New Media and Public Relations EthicsElspeth Tilley Chapter ElevenBlogola, Sponsored Posts, and the Ethics of BloggingRic Jensen Part V: Journalistic Practice Chapter TwelveHow We Comment on Web Journalism: A Case Study on Dialogue Found in News ArticlesMichael Trice Chapter ThirteenCitizen Journalists and Civic Responsibility: Decorum in an Age of Emerging Media Kathleen German Index

The editors of The Ethics of Emerging Media have put together a rich collection that takes readers on a tour of current popular media and media technologies. This book offers in-depth and smartly theorized explorations from Holocaust denial in cyberspace to the unethical tactics of American Idol producers. In between, we get discussions on Google, Wikipedia, eBay, blogs, Facebook, online journalism, and a host of other sites for inquiry. The Ethics of Emerging Media sits at the intellectual intersection of communication studies, media studies, net art, rhetoric, and technology studies and should be required reading for any scholar interested in contemporary digital communication practices. --Cheryl E. Ball, Associate Professor of New Media Studies, Illinois State University