Global Pandemics and Media Ethics

This topical volume illuminates ethical issues brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a broad range of case studies from different regions, it provides insights into the multiple and complex ways in which the pandemic has shaped media ethics.

Tendai Chari is a senior lecturer in media studies at the University of Venda, South Africa. Martin N. Ndlela is a professor of media and communication at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.

PART I: OVERVIEW: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 1. Introduction: Rethinking Media Ethics During Health Pandemics Chapter 2. Axiological Dimensions in COVID-19 Pandemic Discourses. A comparative analysis of Germany, France and Romania Chapter 3. Emotional Mood and Its Ethics in Crisis Communication PART II: ETHICAL CHALLENGES Chapter 4. Ethical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of Journalists in Zimbabwe Chapter 5. The Virus of 'Blame': How Television News Transposed Islamophobia onto the COVID-19 Pandemic in India Chapter 6. Professional, Ethical Conflict or a Power Grab? The Case Study of Index during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 7. COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and their implications on journalism ethics in South Africa and Zimbabwe PART III: INFODEMICS Chapter 8. COVID-19, the Global Pandemic and Japanese Media: Limitations of Agenda Setting by Mass Media and Misinformation in Social Media Chapter 9. COVID-19 disinfodemic and journalism ethics in South Africa's mainstream news media ecosystem Chapter 10. Why we should overcome the "infodemic" account Chapter 11. Information, state of alert and propaganda in Spain: Use of social media by Andalusian political parties during the COVID-19 pandemic Contributors Index Glossary