Towards a global journalism ethics model: an Islamic perspective^†

Journalism and the Islamic Worldview

“…An Islamic perspective on journalism can be meaningfully derived from the main sources of Islamic worldview, which include: the Qur'an and Sunnah, the Muslims' heritage, the human heritage, and reason and experience (Hamada 2016). Sunnah encompasses Islamic custom, the religious practices established by Prophet Muhammad among his companions, the textual forms of which are contained in the Qur'an and the Hadith (narrations of the Prophet's companions).…”

“…In the past two decades, a variety of studies have examined the relationship between Islam, Islamic culture, and several aspects of journalism. These studies often emphasized normative issues (Azzi 2011;Hamada 2016) as well as general characteristics of journalism, such as press freedom, media laws, media policy, and media ownership (Amin 2002;Hamada 2004Hamada , 2008Hamdy 2013;Sakr 2006), as well as self-censorship and restrictions in the newsroom (Hamayotsu 2013). Furthermore, recent years have seen a considerable stream of comparative analyses, for example by Hafez (2002), Steele (2011Steele ( , 2013, and Pintak (2014;Pintak and Ginges 2008;Pintak and Setiyono 2011;Pintak and Nazir 2013).…”

Social Media: A Turning Point into Global Journalism Identity and Ethics

“…In this context, Hamada has introduced a comprehensive global ethical model rooted in Islamic cultural theory [45]. The model is based on four guiding principles: respecting pluralism and cultural diversity, freedom of expression, justice, and moderation.…”

“…to overcome several shortcomings of other important but biased toward Western hegemony paradigms [45]. The model looks at differences of other competing cultures as opportunities rather than threats.…”

“…Obviously, unethical issues of traditional journalism are not exclusively related to or started with the introduction of social media platforms. Literature documented the failure of mainstream news media in meeting the universal standards of ethics [45]. Yet, the problem has been intensified in the age of Internet in unprecedented way.…”