Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age

Electronic communication now keeps us connected, wired, and cabled to the entire world. Why, then, do we often feel displaced and increasingly isolated in the global village? Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age seeks to answer the question: have media and technology created a social gap, eroding our sense of community? Author Michael Bugeja tackles this question by taking a broad and interdisciplinary approach, incorporating a number of different viewpoints, including global, ethical, philosophical, corporate, pop cultural, and sociological perspectives. Bugeja analyzes the "interpersonal divide"-the void that develops between people when we spend too much time in virtual rather than in real communities-and makes a case for face-to-face communication in a technological world. He traces media history to show how other generations have coped with similar problems during periods of great technological change, recommending ways to "repatriate to the village." Interpersonal Divide, a ground-breaking book, documents how long-standing media theories-including ones by Marshall McLuhan-may no longer hold in the wake of new media and intrusive technology. Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys, delivering to consumers a global mall rather than a global village. Interpersonal Divide informs readers how to use media and technology wisely so that they enhance rather than replace community.

Bugeja, Michael

Computers & Technology

Oxford University Press

Electronic communication now keeps us connected, wired, and cabled to the entire world. Why, then, do we often feel displaced and increasingly isolated in the global village? Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age seeks to answer the question: have media and technology created a social gap, eroding our sense of community? Author Michael Bugeja tackles this question by taking a broad and interdisciplinary approach, incorporating a number of different viewpoints, including global, ethical, philosophical, corporate, pop cultural, and sociological perspectives. Bugeja analyzes the "interpersonal divide"--the void that develops between people when we spend too much time in virtual rather than in real communities--and makes a case for face-to-face communication in a technological world. He traces media history to show how other generations have coped with similar problems during periods of great technological change, recommending ways to "repatriate to the village." Interpersonal Divide, a ground-breaking book, documents how long-standing media theories--including ones by Marshall McLuhan--may no longer hold in the wake of new media and intrusive technology. Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys, delivering to consumers a global mall rather than a global village. Interpersonal Divide informs readers how to use media and technology wisely so that they enhance rather than replace community.

In a seamlessly wired world of television, computers, and BlackBerrys, where does ethics fit in? To address that question, Living Ethics calls for a moral convergence to complement the technological one. Identifying principles that apply across media platforms, Michael Bugeja has created a thorough and well-researched work that avoids the prescriptive language used by many texts; instead, he encourages critical thinking through examples that build, challenge, and enhance readers' value systems. While many ethics texts focus almost exclusively on journalistic ethics, this award-winning text (recipient of the 2009 Clifford G. Christians Award for Research in Media Ethics) emphasizes unifying principles that collapse and transcend the boundaries of a wide variety of media sources--including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, public relations, photojournalism, advertising, and other forms of traditional and online mass communication. As readers will discover, the circumstances of ethical issues may vary, but the moral processes used to resolve them are basically the same. Resolutely practical, Living Ethics is written in a clear and cogent style that helps readers: * Understand unifying principles from historical, philosophical, and political perspectives * Grasp the utility of principles that engage audiences and clients while respecting the diverse cultures in an increasingly global media environment * Explore moral convergence through the eyes of more than 100 practitioners at major newsrooms, agencies, and organizations * Examine ethical issues visually through more than 20 photos and illustrations * Develop a set of principles to guide their careers across a multitude of platforms

Living Ethics: Across Media Platforms

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

". . .a remarkable book for patients, physicians, and scientists." —Faith Barnett, M.D., Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute "A wise person once wrote that the light of understanding dissolves that phantom of fear. This wisdom captures the unyielding message of hope offered by Drs. Wagner and Bugeja in Living Without Fear." —Arthur J. Schwartz, Ed.D., John Templeton Foundation

Living Without Fear: Understanding Cancer And New Therapies

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Wagner, Thomas

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Whitston Pub Co Inc

Platonic Love: Poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Orchises Pr

Little Dragons

Negative Capability Pr

A concise handbook on good reporting and writing for journalists. Topics include how to use quotes, how to write leads, how to copy edit, and how to cover a news conference. Royalties from this book support the Iowa Newspaper Foundation's support of newspapers and scholarships to the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University.

How-To News Writer

Iowa Newspaper Foundation

Living Media Ethics: Across Platforms

Winner of the Clifford G. Christians Award for Research in Media Ethics, Michael Bugeja’s Living Media Ethics posits that moral convergence is essential to address the complex issues of our high-tech media environment. As such the book departs from and yet complements traditional pedagogy in media ethics. Bugeja covers advertising, public relations and major branches of journalism, as well as major schools of philosophical thought and historical events that have shaped current media practices.  Examining topics including responsibility, truth, falsehood, temptation, bias, fairness, and power, chapters encourage readers to develop a personal code of ethics that they can turn to throughout their careers. Each chapter includes exercises, as well as journal writing and creative assignments, designed to build, test, and enhance individual value systems. Unlike other texts, this media ethics book ends with an assignment to create a digital portfolio with personal ethics code aligned with a desired media position or company.

Humor & Entertainment

Routledge

Winner of the Clifford G. Christians Award for Research in Media Ethics, Michael Bugeja’s Living Media Ethics posits that moral convergence is essential to address the complex issues of our high-tech media environment. As such the book departs from and yet complements traditional pedagogy in media ethics. Bugeja covers advertising, public relations and major branches of journalism, as well as major schools of philosophical thought and historical events that have shaped current media practices. Examining topics including responsibility, truth, falsehood, temptation, bias, fairness, and power, chapters encourage readers to develop a personal code of ethics that they can turn to throughout their careers. Each chapter includes exercises, as well as journal writing and creative assignments, designed to build, test, and enhance individual value systems. Unlike other texts, this media ethics book ends with an assignment to create a digital portfolio with personal ethics code aligned with a desired media position or company.

This book is the ultimate primer for reporters, community journalists, extension agents, bloggers and anyone interested in learning the news. It's a step-by-step guide on how to write news and how to write it well. The current edition features new chapters on: How to produce content on demand, How to cover a beat, How to shoot digital photos, How to plan and create videography, How to blog and micro-blog and How to crowdsource.Better still, remaining chapters on news writing, ethics and First Amendment rights are richer, updated and as concise as ever. You’ll learn or renew interest in how to edit, detect plagiarism, quote, write leads, execute features and cover events, meetings of the Legislature and much, much more!

How-To News Writer: 25 Ways to Develop Reporting, Writing and Digital Skills

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bugeja, Michael. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Bugeja, Michael

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bugeja, Michael. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age

Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age

Living Ethics: Across Media Platforms

Living Without Fear: Understanding Cancer And New Therapies

Platonic Love: Poems

Little Dragons

How-To News Writer

Living Media Ethics: Across Platforms

Living Media Ethics: Across Platforms

How-To News Writer: 25 Ways to Develop Reporting, Writing and Digital Skills