A Feminist Perspective of Media Ethics: Does “Ethics of Care” Provide a Universal Framework for Global Media Ethics in the New Media Age?

• In Event: Advancing Feminist Theories: Interventions, Integrations, and Intersections

Abstract

This paper addresses the following questions: How have traditional media ethics approaches been accepted? Should journalists focus on global media ethics in the new media age? Can “ethics of care” be substantive to the traditional ethics tools and help journalists provide a framework for global media ethics?Building on Christians, Couldry and others, we argue that the ethics of care can provide that universal approach to global media ethics that has so far been elusive.

Authors

• Mohammad Delwar Hossain, SACA - South Asia Communication Association

• James Aucoin, U of South Alabama