Ethical Issues in International Communication

1. Introduction: The Essence of the Debate
Alexander G. Nikolaev

Part I. From Theory to Practice

2. Cultural Diversity and Moral Relativism in Communication Ethics
Clifford G. Christians

3. What Does It Mean to be Moral? A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Religious Analysis of Morality among Muslims and Christians in Britain and France
Stephen M. Croucher

Part II. The Ethics of International Political Rhetoric

4. The Rhetoric of Democracy
Gerard Elfstrom

5. ‘America Will Call Evil by its Name’: ‘Evil’ as a Theologically and Morally Loaded Notion in American Foreign Policy Discourse
Anna Kasafi Perkins

Part III. Ethical Issues in International Journalism

6. Saving or Drowning? The Paradox of Attempting Ethics in International News and Communication
Iman Roushdy-Hammady

7. Identities, Ethics and International Communication in the French Context
Élisabeth Le

8. The Dilemmas of War and Peace Reporting
Richard Lance Keeble

Part IV. International PR and Public Communication

9. Ethics, Cultures and Global Social Marketing Health Campaigns
Terry L. Rentner, Lara Lengel

10. An Ethical-Theory-Based Analysis of the Social Responsibilities of Three Global Corporations: ExxonMobil, Shell and Pfizer
Cornelius B. Pratt, Wole Adamolekun

11. Cultural and Historical Aspects of Media Transparency in Russia
Katerina Tsetsura

12. Visual Ethics in Public Relations: An Analysis of Latin American Government Websites
Melissa A. Johnson, Eileen M. Searson

Part V. Is Education the Answer?

13. The Invisible Dimension of International Communication: Is It Possible to Teach Others ‘the Right Ethical Standards’?
Svetlana Sablina, Bella Struminskaya

14. Instead of a Conclusion: Is Education the Answer? Or What May All This Mean?
Alexander G. Nikolaev

Nyckelord: Cultural and Media Studies, Film History, Media Studies, Journalism, Communication Studies, Industries, International Relations