Ebook: The ethics of emerging media : information, social norms, and new media technology

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. -- Publisher description from http://www.continuumbooks.com (Oct. 10, 2011). Read more... Content: Citizens, consumers, and culture. eBay ethics : simulating civility in one of the new digital democracies / Robert MacDougall ; New romance : a digital media practice in the age of the Internet / Mel Racho ; Idol concerns : the ethics of parasociality / Christopher Bell -- Ethical practices of conservators and regulators. Rhizomatic restoration : conservation ethics in the age of Wikipedia / Daniel Heath Cull ; The new pornographers : legal and ethical considerations of sexting / Brett Lunceford ; I'm here to tell you it's OK : the FCC chairman, digital TV, and lying to the government / Bruce Drushel -- Speech, civility, and privacy. Holocaust denial, cyberspace, and the question of moral convergence / Priscilla Marie Meddaugh ; Privacy and participation in the cloud : ethical implications of Google's privacy practices and public communication / Robert Bodle ; Facebook : student perceptions of ethical issues about their online presence / Tammy Swenson Lepper -- Propaganda and strategic communcations. New culture/old ethics : what technological determinism can teach us about new media and public relations ethics / Elspeth Tilley ; Blogola sponsored posts, and the ethics of blogging / Ric Jensen -- Journalistic practice. How we comment on web journalism : a case study on dialogue found in new articles / Michael Trice ; Citizen journalists and civic responsibility : decorum in an age of emerging media / Kathleen German. Abstract: Examines the role of ethics in new media with particular emphasis on specific contexts and applications. This work engages with enduring ethical questions while addressing critical questions concerning ethical boundaries at the forefront of new media development. Read more...