Stephen J. A. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Ward 
Ethics and the Media [PDF ebook] 
An Introduction

This book is a comprehensive introduction to media ethics and an exploration of how it must change to adapt to today“s media revolution. Using an ethical framework for the new “mixed media“ ethics – taking in the global, interactive media produced by both citizens and professionals – Stephen J. A. Ward discusses the ethical issues which occur in both mainstream and non-mainstream media, from newspapers and broadcast to social media users and bloggers. He re-defines traditional conceptions of journalistic truth-seeking, objectivity and minimizing harm, and examines the responsible use of images in an image-saturated public sphere. He also draws the contours of a future media ethics for the “new mainstream media“ and puts forward cosmopolitan principles for a global media ethics. His book will be invaluable for all students of media and for others who are interested in media ethics.