Untangling (Social and Mainstream) Media Ethics

By Linda Fisher Thornton Anyone can post content on social media. In the UNESCO report "The Media: Operation Decontamination," Aidan White notes that "Today, it’s not just journalists who need to watch their language and show respect for the facts; everyone with something to say in the public information sphere needs to show some ethical restraint."  Today, I'm sharing resources for understanding the ethical responsibilities of media leadership. There are many variables complicating media ethics. Six of them are named below.