Author Description

Ethics in the media is a topic of some heated discussion right now in South Africa and is clearly a challenge to practitioners as well as students of communication and media studies. Communication and Media Ethics in South Africa introduces and grapples with notions of ethical principles and practices, and how these may be applied in a diverse and challenging local context that is still undergoing political and policy transformation. This timely book is has been written by reputable South African academics in the field. About the editor: Professor Nathalie Hyde-Clarke is the head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies (CMS) in the School of Communication, University of Johannesburg.