Review article
Bioethics and journalisam
Iva Sorta-Bilajac
; Katedra za društvene znanosti Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci
Abstract
Journalists - just like philosophers, theologians, doctors, lawyers and others
- are responsible for the origin and quick development of bioethics. Having reported
and written for Life magazine in 1962 on the ethical doubts (such as the “three who’s’’
- who will live, who will die, and who will decide), Shana Alexander has been declared
the originator of bioethics.
A natural connection exists between journalism and bioethics; it has been
developing since the media’s fi rst superfi cial interest to the current journalism, which
includes a model of permanent interaction where journalists function within the role
of bioethics professional and vice versa. From the racing developments in science and
technology comes a new branch of journalism, bioethical journalism, which may play
a signifi cant role in the popularization of bioethics.
Keywords
media; bioethics; education; medical experiments
Hrčak ID:
41359
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2007.
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