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Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Media Ethics is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Ethics, Crisis Communication, and Gucci’s Blackface Sweater	13
Introduction	11
Avoid Offensive Acts by Respecting Human Dignity and Growing Cultural Knowledge	8
Virtual Virtue? Opportunities and Challenges in Explicating Intellectual Virtues Through Journalistic Exemplars in the Digital Network	7
Enhanced Realism or A.I.-Generated Illusion? Synthetic Voice in the Documentary Film Roadrunner	6
The In-House Balance: Negotiating Professional Identity, Boundaries, and Ethical Quandaries as an In-House Sports Reporter	5
A Test of Free Speech: Applying the Ethics of Care to Coverage ofSnyder V. Phelps	5
CASES AND COMMENTARIES	4
Robust Comment Sections Need Robust Resources	4
The Gucci “Wool Balaclava Jumper” Case is a Listening Failure; It Will Happen Again	4
Social Distance, Ethics, and Engagement with Social Networks: How Do They Interact?	4
Revisiting Social Media Ethics: The Impact of Platform Design on Human Solidarity, Expression, and Interaction	4
Communication as Integration: A New Theoretical Starting Point for Journalism Ethics	3
The Impact of Crucibles in Developing Public Relations’ Character and Competencies as Servant Leaders	3
Cases and Commentaries	3
Media Representations and the Politics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bulgaria	3
Humility: A Foundational Virtue for Digital Life	3
What Happens When We Smooth Out the Rough Edges of the Past?	3
Introduction to the Special Issue: A Neo-Aristotelian Take on Journalism and Politics	3
Online Comment Sections: Does Taking Them Down Enhance or Hurt Dialogue in a Democracy?	3
Comment Sections and the Ethical Demands of Democracy	3
Ethics Beyond the Newsroom: Ethical Media Engagement in Times of Conflict and Division	2
A Global Perspective on Ethics: New Resources for Teaching and Discussing Media Ethics and Journalism Ethics	2
Moral Identity Development Among Emerging Adults in Media: A Longitudinal Analysis	2
‘We are Sorry This Video Is Not Available in Your Country’: An Ethical Analysis of Geo-blocking Audio-Visual Online Content	2

The State of Ethics Competencies, Training and Moral Efficacy in Public Relations	2
Editor’s Note: Visions and Transitions	2
Introduction	2
Introduction	2
The Impact of Brazenly Glorifying Sexual Abuse in Indian Film	2
Transcultural and Transnational Communication Principles? Suggestions for Minimum and Maximum Values as a Common Ground	2
Building Trust and Accountability: What Journalists Can Learn from Critics and Engagement with the Public	2
Reclaiming Media: Answering Surveillance Capitalists with Care-Based Democracy	2
From Classroom to Global Discourse: New Resources for Media Ethics	2
True or False? Viewer Perceptions of Emotional Staff and Stock Photos in the News	1
Consumer Perceptions of Ad Ethicality in Loot Box Promotions	1
Ethical Guidelines and Practices for Pakistani Television Journalists Reporting on Domestic Violence	1
Introduction	1
The Problem with Apu: Recognizing Moral Issues in Media Ethics	1
Are Televised Presidential Debates Good for Democracy?	1
Introduction	1
The Impact of Ethics Instruction and Internship on Students’ Ethical Perceptions About Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, and ChatGPT	1
Character Skepticism and the Virtuous Journalist	1
If It Feeds, It Leads: Food Journalism, Care Ethics, and Nourishing Democracy	1
Reconceptualizing Journalism as a Care-Based Institution: The Historical Black Press as an Exemplar of Care Ethics	1
How to Cover Murder-Suicides: A Study of Irish Journalism Ethics	1
Brand Integration, Disclosure, and Ethics in Child-Targeted YouTube Videos: A Content Analysis	1
Ethics in Fashion and Gucci’s Blackface Sweater; Will the Fashion Industry Finally Learn from Its Mistakes?	1
The Emotional Impact of Journalistic Images Depicting Natural Disasters on Affected Populations	0
Introduction	0
Introduction	0
Correction	0
Audience Comments and the Civic Space that Rarely Was	0
The Influence of Crucibles of Experience in Moral Development & Psychology of Public Relations Exemplars	0
Enabling and Empowering Lens-based Workers: An Analysis of the Photo Bill of Rights	0
Hiding in Plain Sight: Ethics of Care in Mainstream Journalism Codes of Ethics	0
Introduction	0
Deliberative Newsworthiness: A Normative Criterion to Promote Deliberative Democracy	0
Finding Better Ways for Newsrooms to Counter COVID Misinformation in the United States	0
Introduction	0
Audience Data and Editorial Decision-Making: Evolution and Applications of Web Analytics in Newsrooms	0
The Media Trial of Siddiqui Kappan and the Ethical Implication for Journalism in India	0
The Story of Corporate Social Responsibility: An Attribution Analysis of the Coverage of U.S. Corporate Responsibility Cases	0
Special Call from the Journal of Media Ethics : Media Ethics Symposium - ‘Challenges to Digital Media Flourishing’ October 2022, Pennsylvania State University	0
Civil Deliberation Unpacked: An Empirical Investigation	0
Recommendations for a Healthy Digital Public Sphere	0
Special Call from the Journal of Media Ethics : Moral Psychology and Media	0
To Show or Not to Show? The Depiction of Terror and Death in Nairobi	0
The Politics of Communicating COVID in the United Kingdom	0
Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis	0
Introduction	0
African Moral Theory and Media Ethics: An Exploration of Rulings by the South African Press Council 2018 to 2022	0
In Defense of Journalism and Presidential Debates	0
An Examination of the Use of Fake Names Among Central Asian Journalists	0
Cases and Commentaries	0

The Dilemma of Body Worship: Ethical Concerns in Social Media Advertising	0
“We All Know It’s Wrong, But…”: Moral Judgment of Cyberbullying in U.S. Newspaper Opinion Pieces	0
Introduction	0
The “Trolley Problem” in Fully Automated AI-Driven Media: A Challenge Beyond Autonomous Driving	0
When AI Breaks Audience Trust - Neville’s “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain”	0
Depiction of Sexual Violence in Indian Films: Viewing from and in a Man/patriarch’s World	0
Journalistic Self-Regulation for Equality: The Role of Gender Editing in Spain	0
Moral Imagination in Journalistic Narratives: Embracing Visual Platforms	0
Television Debates Mirror American Values	0
Exploring Ethical Listening Among Public Relations Professionals	0
Does It Still Make Sense to Talk About Journalistic Truth?	0
On Moderate and Radical Government Whistleblowing: Edward Snowden and Julian Assange as Theorists of Whistleblowing Ethics	0
Inside the Ivory Tower: How Student Journalists Reason About Ethics	0
Unity Amidst Chaos: Bridging Behaviors and the Role of Media Elites to Overcome Polarization in Polycrisis Environments	0
‘Spotlight’: Virtuous Journalism in Practice	0
The Healing Power of Caring, Ethical Journalism	0
The Case for General Election Presidential Debates and Debate Reform	0
Ethical Responsibilities in the Backends of Media and Digital Technologies	0
Introduction	0
Media Ethics in the Digital World: Emerging Technology Concerns and Covid-19 Lessons	0
Design Factors of Ethics and Responsibility in Social Media: A Systematic Review of Literature and Expert Review of Guiding Principles	0
India’s Floating Disinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic	0
Integrity as Solution to the Situationist Challenge to Virtue Ethics Journalism?	0
Managing Sponsored Content in Hybrid Media Systems: A Proposed Alternative Journalistic Practice	0
Deepfakes, Documentary and the Dead: “I Wasn’t Putting Words into His Mouth. I Was Just Trying to Make Them Come Alive.”	0
Enhanced Realism or A.I.-Generated Illusion? Synthetic Voice in the Documentary Film Roadrunner	0
A Communicational Ontology Inspired by Peter Singer	0
Autonomy in Local Digital News: An Exploration of Organizational and Moral Psychology Factors	0
On Ethically Informing Citizens About Political Conspiracies	0
Media Trials and the State of Journalism in India: Ethical and Legal Implications	0
Holistic Dialogical Corporate Communications in the Food Retailing Industry: The Importance of Conscious Communication in Social Networks	0
Age Differences in Moral Reasoning: An Investigation of Sponsored YouTube Videos	0
Senses of Truth and Journalism’s Epistemic Crisis	0
Obituaries and the Good Life	0
Constructive Journalism: Techniques for Improving the Practice of Objectivity	0
‘Bitch is Not a Term of Endearment’: A Metaethical Reflection on the Presumed Value Monism of Trash TV	0
Creation of a Code of Ethics for Influencer Marketing: The Case of the Czech Republic	0
Objectivity and Moral Judgment in U.S. News Narratives: A Natural Language Processing Analysis of ‘Culture War’ Coverage	0
Paradigm Zoning in the Media Landscape: An Examination of Normative Discourse on Native Advertising	0
Duty Now and for the Future: Communication, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence	0