Journalism Ethics in Eastern Europe

Anthem Press

Journalism Ethics in Eastern EuropeAuthor(s): Pter Bajomi-Lzr, Dalma Boldog\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Anthem Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Anthem Press\nISBN-13: 9781839998041, 978-1839998041\nSynopsis\nThis textbook offers an overview of the current ethical challenges of public communication in general and of journalism in particular in Eastern Europe. It recalls the normative theories of media performance and describes the professionalisation and de-professionalisation of journalism. It explores the impacts of digitalisation and of platformisation on the news media and looks into the global and local reasons behind the inability of journalism to fully perform its democratic functions in Eastern Europe. It also offers a detailed account of the media systems and journalistic cultures of the region following the political transformations of [tel] and identifies some of the most controversial practices of journalism to date. Then, in search of answers to the current ethical chall.