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Digital Media Ethics

ISBN: 978-0-745-65500-0

April 2013

Polity

280 pages

Description
This is the first textbook on the central ethical issues of digital media, ranging from computers and the Internet to mobile phones. It is also the first book of its kind to consider these issues from a global perspective, introducing ethical theories from multiple cultures. It further utilizes examples from around the world, such as the publication of “the Mohammed Cartoons”; diverse understandings of what “privacy” means in Facebook or MySpace; why pirating CDs and DVDs may be justified in developing countries; and culturally-variable perspectives on sexuality and what counts as “pornography.” Readers and students thus acquire a global perspective on the central ethical issues of digital media, including privacy, copyright, pornography and violence, and the ethics of cross-cultural communication online.

The book is designed for use across disciplines – media and communication studies, computer science and informatics, as well as philosophy. It is up-to-date, accessible and student- and classroom-friendly: each topic and theory is interwoven throughout the volume with detailed sets of questions that foster careful reflection, writing, and discussion into these issues and their possible resolutions. Each chapter further includes additional resources and suggestions for further research and writing.

About the Author
Charles Ess is Distinguished Research Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Drury University.
Features
  • The first textbook on the central ethical issues of digital media, ranging from computers and the internet to mobile phones and social networking.
  • Uses a wealth of contemporary issues such as the publication of the Mohammed Cartoons and understandings of privacy in Facebook or MySpace, plus cross-cultural examples such as the variable perspectives on what counts as pornography.
  • Written by one of the leading scholars in the field and current president of the Association of Internet Researchers.
  • Employs pedagogical resources throughout the text, all of which are completely integrated and were highly praised by reviewers.
  • Will be supported by a series website, with blog and community media functionality.