The journalist as moral witness
Michael Ignatieff's pluralistic philosophy for a global media culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7478477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Lee Plaisance (0000-0002-7218-4107, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, 215 University Place, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-222 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/146488490200300201 |
| OpenAlex | W1987573815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Prototypical philosopher–journalist Michael Ignatieff argues that the globalization that has helped spawn modern ethnic conflict demands that mass media assume new roles as sentinels of ‘moral engagement’. Underlying Ignatieff's call are the claims that history has debunked the concept of absolute human values and that global communication must, above all, mediate among opposing moral worlds. His pluralistic philosophy represents the culmination of a strain of ethical thought that has pre-revolutionary Russian roots. This study examines important elements in Ignatieff's literary persona and the philosophy that informs his journalism
Culmination · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Globalization · Humanities · Journalism · Media studies · Objectivity (philosophy · Persona · Political science · Sociology · Witness · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |