Ethical Issues in International Communication

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: The Essence of the Debate....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism in Communication Ethics....Pages 23-34
What Does It Mean to be Moral? A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Religious Analysis of Morality among Muslims and Christians in Britain and France....Pages 35-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
The Rhetoric of Democracy....Pages 55-70
‘America Will Call Evil by its Name’: ‘Evil’ as a Theologically and Morally Loaded Notion in American Foreign Policy Discourse....Pages 71-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Saving or Drowning? The Paradox of Attempting Ethics in International News and Communication....Pages 87-102
Identities, Ethics and International Communication in the French Context....Pages 103-118
The Dilemmas of War and Peace Reporting....Pages 119-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Ethics, Cultures and Global Social Marketing Health Campaigns....Pages 137-153
An Ethical-Theory-Based Analysis of the Social Responsibilities of Three Global Corporations: ExxonMobil, Shell and Pfizer....Pages 154-171
Cultural and Historical Aspects of Media Transparency in Russia....Pages 172-182
Visual Ethics in Public Relations: An Analysis of Latin American Government Websites....Pages 183-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
The Invisible Dimension of International Communication: Is It Possible to Teach Others ‘the Right Ethical Standards’?....Pages 201-219
Instead of a Conclusion: Is Education the Answer? Or What May All This Mean?....Pages 220-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-277