Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity

To safeguard the religio-cultural values of the media audience against the repugnant values often propagandized in the mass media, there has been emphasis on the ethical codes of media producers, reporters and the nature of the message itself. Aiming to achieve the same goal, this study underscores...

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Main Author:	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4648/4/7.pdf

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spelling	iium-46482012-11-27T03:32:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4648/ Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam To safeguard the religio-cultural values of the media audience against the repugnant values often propagandized in the mass media, there has been emphasis on the ethical codes of media producers, reporters and the nature of the message itself. Aiming to achieve the same goal, this study underscores the ethical principles of responsibility and accountability expected from the media audience to uphold as taught in the Islamic and Christian ethics. These principles are drawn upon the active role the media audience plays in information and communication enterprise. To demonstrate this role, the study highlights the theoretical foundation of the audience understanding of the message, cites some legal rights that can be used to challenge the media content or change its course, and identifies some ways of fine-tuning the media contents to conform to one’s value. The study focuses on the television and the Internet due to their predominance in electronic media. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4648/4/7.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2011) Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity. In: The Islamic Worldview, Ethics and Civilization: Issues in Contemporary Interdisciplinary Discourse. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 123-139. ISBN 9789670225630 (In Press) http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	To safeguard the religio-cultural values of the media audience against the repugnant values often propagandized in the mass media, there has been emphasis on the ethical codes of media producers, reporters and the nature of the message itself. Aiming to achieve the same goal, this study underscores the ethical principles of responsibility and accountability expected from the media audience to uphold as taught in the Islamic and Christian ethics. These principles are drawn upon the active role the media audience plays in information and communication enterprise. To demonstrate this role, the study highlights the theoretical foundation of the audience understanding of the message, cites some legal rights that can be used to challenge the media content or change its course, and identifies some ways of fine-tuning the media contents to conform to one’s value. The study focuses on the television and the Internet due to their predominance in electronic media.
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author	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
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title	Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity
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title_fullStr	Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity
title_full_unstemmed	Media audience ethics in Islam and Christianity
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