The journalist as moral witness: Michael Ignatieff's pluralistic philosophy for a global media culture

摘要: Prototypical philosopher–journalist Michael Ignatieff argues that the globalization has helped spawn modern ethnic conflict demands mass media assume new roles as sentinels of ‘moral engagement’. Underlying Ignatieff's call are claims history debunked concept absolute human values and global communication must, above all, mediate among opposing moral worlds. His pluralistic philosophy represents culmination a strain ethical thought pre-revolutionary Russian roots. This study examines important elements in literary persona informs his journalism.