1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457492503321

Autore

Ward Stephen J. A (Stephen John Anthony), <1951->

Titolo

Ethics and the media : an introduction / / Stephen J.A. Ward [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-22622-8

1-139-15251-3

1-283-34097-6

9786613340979

1-139-15993-3

0-511-97780-8

1-139-16093-1

1-139-15888-0

1-139-15537-7

1-139-15712-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge applied ethics

Disciplina

175

Soggetti

Mass media - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The need for a new ethics : The context of media ethics ; The structure of the book ; The meaning of media -- 1. What is ethics? : The ethical sphere ; Theorizing about ethics -- 2. Approaches to media ethics : Understanding media ethics ; Approaches to media ethics ; Essentials for ethical reasoning ; Applying aims and principles -- 3. Free press and deliberative democracy : Freedom and the turn to ethics ; The need for ethics ; Journalism and democracy -- 4. Reaffirming truth and objectivity : Truth and objectivity in journalism ; Rise and decline of objectivity ; Responding to the challenge ; Pragmatic truth and objectivity -- 5. Media harm and offense : Harm in ethics ; Contending principles ; Restraining principles for media ; Media harm: cases ; Media offense -- 6. The new media ethics : Ethical revolutions ; Where are we today? ; Shape of a future ethics ; Toward an open ethics -- 7. Global



media ethics : Going global ; Ethical foundations ; Application to journalism ; Building global media ethics.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive introduction to media ethics and an exploration of how it must change to adapt to today's media revolution. Using an ethical framework for the new 'mixed media' ethics - taking in the global, interactive media produced by both citizens and professionals - Stephen J. A. Ward discusses the ethical issues which occur in both mainstream and non-mainstream media, from newspapers and broadcast to social media users and bloggers. He re-defines traditional conceptions of journalistic truth-seeking, objectivity and minimizing harm, and examines the responsible use of images in an image-saturated public sphere. He also draws the contours of a future media ethics for the 'new mainstream media' and puts forward cosmopolitan principles for a global media ethics. His book will be invaluable for all students of media and for others who are interested in media ethics.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910682577203321

Autore

Gangiah Sasi

Titolo

Environmental ergonomics : commercial kitchens in a semi-tropical city / / Sasi Gangiah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 333 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

643.3

Soggetti

Kitchens - Planning - Environmental aspects

Environmental engineering - South Africa - Durban

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Overview and background of the study -- Heat and thermal comfort -- Ventilation and humidity -- Noise and its effect on workers' health -- Lighting in kitchens -- Research methodology -- Data presentation, analysis and discussion : heat and thermal comfort -- Data presentation, analysis and discussion : ventilation and humidity -- Data



presentation, analysis and discussion : noise in kitchens -- Data presentation, analysis and discussion : lighting in kitchens -- Conclusion and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book focuses on the environmental ergonomics of restaurant kitchens and the challenges related hereto in a semitropical city from a chef's perspective. It establishes the urgent need for commercial kitchens to be conducive to the well-being of kitchen workers as heat illness is unreported in this industry. This research is relevant from an occupational health and safety point of view. It evaluates the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters such as heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting in kitchens, cognisant that with different cuisines, the kitchen loads are different. The goals of occupational safety are health intervention for worker comfort to enhanced work performance. The book generates new knowledge regarding the factors affecting the body mass index of kitchen workers, prediction of heat and humidity near cooking stoves, discomfort near ovens, lighting in preparation areas and factors affecting reaction to stove noise. The book implements an exploratory design with multiple case studies."-- Publisher's description.