Vol. 21 No. 2 (2024): Volume 21, Number 2 – 2024
Original Article

Media Ethics and Social Responsibility: Philosophical Reflections in News Communication

Peihua Zhao
School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University 430072, Wuhan, China
Linxiao Ma
Beijing Feiju Technology Co., Ltd., 100000, Beijing, China

Published 2024-01-29

Keywords

  • News Communication; Ethical Regulation; Social Responsibility; Morality

Abstract

When the Internet has become an important method of news dissemination, it has reached an unprecedented breadth and speed, and some new problems have emerged. The negative news that has appeared in recent years was analyzed, and the ethical failures presented were classified into responsibility, cognitive, and rights ethical failures. The causes of ethical misconduct in reverse news were analyzed at the technical, media and personal levels. Finally, ethical regulation of news dissemination is carried out by sources, processes and consequences.