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The phrase “teaching global media ethics” may be conventionally interpreted in at least three ways: (1) teaching courses and subjects which pertain to international media ethics, (2) teaching media ethics courses worldwide, and (3) the combination of numbers 1 and 2 above, –the teaching of international media ethics throughout the world. Although this chapter will allude to all three meanings, the emphasis herein is upon how media ethics is taught globally (#2) rather than how the subject, global media ethics, may be taught (#1). After a brief survey of the highlights of early attempts at teaching media ethics domestically and internationally, this chapter introduces the most comprehensive and global initiative to date, –one which seeks to introduce ethics pedagogy to all continents and at all levels –including primary, secondary, and higher education. Known as the E4J (Ethics For Justice) Initiative, which is sponsored by the UNODC branch of the United Nations, the project has gathered ethics experts from over thirty countries since 2016 to develop a curriculum in many branches (e.g., business, professional, media, etc.) of ethics which may be implemented and customized worldwide. This chapter concludes that the E4J ethics project is a quantum step forward in the development of global ethics pedagogy, including media ethics. The chapter provides sample teaching tools and modules from the pedagogy as well as a rationale for its implementation.
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Cooper, Christians, Plude, and White, “Communication Ethics and Global Change;”Nordenstreng, ed. Reports on Media Ethics in Europe; Alia, Brennan, and Hoffmaster, eds, Deadlines and Diversity; Casmir, ed. Ethics in Intercultural and International Communication; Christians and Traber, eds. Communication Ethics and Universal Values; Ward, Radical Media Ethics.
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Cooper, Communication Ethics and Global Change.
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Ward, Radical Media Ethics.
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Christians and Covert, Teaching Ethics inJournalism Education; Christians and Gjelsten, eds. Media Ethics and the Church; Wunden, ed., Medien Zwischen Markt und Moral: Beitrage zur Medienethik.
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Cooper, “Learning from Ethicists.”
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Lambeth, “Ed Lambeth: Interviewed by Doug Cannon.”
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“Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice into the Wider United Nations Agenda.” (Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Doha, 2015), 1–22.
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“Education for Justice,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration, accessed October 10, 2018. https://www.unodc.org/e4j/index.html
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“Tertiary Education,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration, accessed October 10, 2018. https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/tertiary/index.html
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“Promoting the Rule of Law through Global Citizenship Education.”
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“Strengthening Global Integrity and Ethics.”
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Media Integrity and Ethics,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Media Integrity and Ethics,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Introduction and Learning Outcomes.”
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Key Issues,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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Kitty, “Objectivity and Journalism: Should We Be Skeptical?”
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Media Integrity and Ethics.”
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Exercises,” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: The Doha Declaration.
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Subramanian and Martin, The Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News.
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“University Module Series: Integrity and Ethics, Module 10 Stand Alone Course Guidelines.”
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Thomas Cooper, “Appendix I.”
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