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The glocalization of journalism ethics

Newcastle University, UK, herman.wasserman{at}newcastle.ac.uk

Shakuntala Rao

State University of New York, Plattsburgh, USA, raos{at}plattsburgh.edu

This article addresses globalization's effects on journalism ethics in South Africa and India. It shows the ways in which the debates and issues of journalism ethics are being resolved through the process which scholars have termed as glocalization. Both in South Africa and India we found a two-way relationship between global and local epistemologies and practices. By using examples from each country, we suggest that journalism ethics is going through a process of resignification in the local arena. We suggest a global-to-local theoretical matrix that takes into consideration the complexity of journalism ethics in specific cultural and national contexts.

Key Words: K E Y W O R D S • commercialization • deregulation • globalization • normative frameworks • India • post-apartheid • privatization • professionalism • South Africa

Journalism, Vol. 9, No. 2, 163-181 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1464884907086873


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