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Media Ethics beyond Borders<br />

ISBN: 9780796225863<br />

Editors: Stephen Ward and<br />

Herman Wasserman<br />

Copyright: 2008<br />

Extent: 192pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

Description<br />

Media Ethics Beyond Borders explores<br />

the construction of an ethics for<br />

news media that is global in reach<br />

and impact. Urgent global issues and<br />

the power of global communications<br />

point to the need for a media ethics<br />

without borders – a media ethics<br />

that is global in its principles and in<br />

its understanding. This collection<br />

of essays by international media<br />

ethicists provides leading theoretical<br />

perspectives and applies the ideas<br />

to specific countries, contexts and<br />

problems. The result is a rich source<br />

of ethical thought on questions raised<br />

by contemporary global media. Media<br />

Ethics Beyond Borders is published in<br />

conjunction with Routledge.<br />

Contents<br />

1: The ethics of universal being<br />

2: How neuroscience and feminist ethics<br />

can contribute to understanding<br />

professional moral development<br />

3: A theory of patriotism for global<br />

journalism<br />

4: Towards a framework for media<br />

producers and media consumers<br />

5: Media ethics and human dignity in the<br />

postcolony<br />

6: Postcolonial theory and global media<br />

ethics<br />

7: Moral philogophy as the foundation of<br />

normative media theory: Questioning<br />

African Ubuntuism as a framework<br />

8: Towards a ‘global’ ethics<br />

9: Journalistic ethics and responsibility in<br />

relation to freedom of expression: An<br />

Islamic perspective<br />

10: Media ethics in Ethiopia<br />

Looking at Media: An Introduction to Visual Studies<br />

ISBN: 9780796231789<br />

Author: Julie Reid (editor)<br />

Copyright: 2013<br />

Extent: 320pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

Description<br />

This exciting new publication will guide<br />

South African students of visual studies<br />

and media studies into understanding<br />

and interpreting their world in a<br />

meaningful way. Written specifically<br />

for students, the book is filled with<br />

interesting examples and case studies.<br />

The book should assist students to<br />

gain a basic intellectual understanding<br />

of the field, while learning how these<br />

academic fields can be used to critically<br />

deconstruct visual texts produced by<br />

the South African media industry.<br />

Contents<br />

Introduction<br />

1: Representation and making meaning<br />

2: Representation, language and discourse<br />

3: Ideology<br />

4: Visual semiotics<br />

5: Visual rhetoric<br />

6: Myth and stereotype<br />

7: Popular culture<br />

8: Genre and narrative<br />

9: Postmodernism<br />

10: Postcolonialism<br />

12: Identity politics<br />

13: Globalisation<br />

14: Television news<br />

15: Ubuntuism and the media<br />

16: Film and film theory<br />

17: The digital media<br />

Fresh Perspectives Professional Communication for Business<br />

ISBN: 9781868915934<br />

Authors: Neeltje du Plessis,<br />

Nicky Lowe, Ailsa Stewart-Smith,<br />

Pam Sykes and Bianca Wright<br />

Copyright: 2007<br />

Extent: 400pp<br />

Format: Soft cover<br />

Description<br />

Fresh Perspectives Professional<br />

Communication for Business is<br />

suitable for undergraduate courses in<br />

communication. It examines the art of<br />

communication in accessible language<br />

and offers essential, comprehensive<br />

coverage of the subject. Topics include<br />

communication theory, integrated<br />

organisational communication,<br />

communication skills (verbal and<br />

non-verbal) and different forms of<br />

communication (e-mail, academic<br />

communication, reports, SMS, etc). It is<br />

practical and up-to-date and offers all<br />

the pedagogical features to be found in<br />

the Fresh Perspectives series.<br />

Contents<br />

1: Why learn about communication?<br />

2: Some basic communication theory<br />

3: Planning for effective communication<br />

4: Read right and write to be read<br />

5: Listening and speaking<br />

6: Communication beyond word<br />

7: Tough communication<br />

8: Communication for learning<br />

9: Communicating for employment<br />

10: Professional correspondence<br />

11: Going live: Presentation skills<br />

12: Integrated organisational<br />

communication<br />

13: Creating new business and winning<br />

clients<br />

Communication, Media and Public Relations<br />

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