Author: colmangabi

‘Media ethical frameworks need to temper Kant’s approach with that of Bentham’

January 17, 2020

The media, as well as the journalists, are expected to perform within the scope of a code of conduct. These codes follow ethical principles that act to ensure that rights of the individuals related are protected and that the relationship between the media and the audience is in harmony. As the Ethical Journalism Network puts … More ‘Media ethical frameworks need to temper Kant’s approach with that of Bentham’

Cambridge Analytica and the Public Sphere

January 17, 2020

Social media branding, voter targeting and military disinformation. These were some of the services offered by the Strategic Communication Laboratories Group (SLC Group). In its genesis, the company was known as SCL Defence. Their endeavours then had much more focus on military activities and propaganda. In their website, the SCL Group claimed to have influenced … More Cambridge Analytica and the Public Sphere

Reporting reality in movies: a cinematic representation of journalists

January 17, 2020

Cinema has always had a strong interest in journalists and their work. In many films within this scope, journalists, more often investigative journalists, are regularly portrayed as paladins of justice and ethics: they are incorruptible, own strong principles and values, and possess an unshaken sense of morality and duty towards society. Although some characters have … More Reporting reality in movies: a cinematic representation of journalists

‘We should fight together”: a democracy dream for the Hongkongers of Ireland

January 17, 2020

It all started with a murder. In February 2018 a Hongkongese couple went on vacation to Taiwan, but only one of them returned home. A month later, Chan Tong-hai would confess to assassinating his girlfriend. However, he couldn’t be charged as the crime occurred in another jurisdiction. And he couldn’t be sent back because the … More ‘We should fight together”: a democracy dream for the Hongkongers of Ireland

Understanding the flu might be the best way to fight it

January 17, 2020

Knowledge about how the influenza virus works might raise more awareness and highlight the importance of getting a vaccine. During the whole year, researchers from everywhere in the world collect data on patients infected with the influenza virus and send it to top virologists in the hope to develop precise new vaccines for the next … More Understanding the flu might be the best way to fight it