If It Feeds, It Leads: Food Journalism, Care Ethics, and Nourishing Democracy
This project explores the ethical obligations of food journalists. Using history, normative, and feminist theory, I argue that if specific media is going to be considered food journalism, then we should be able to identify its service to citizens. This project thus seeks a unified view for evaluatin...
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Published in | Journal of mass media ethics Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 132 - 145 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Philadelphia
Routledge
03.07.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This project explores the ethical obligations of food journalists. Using history, normative, and feminist theory, I argue that if specific media is going to be considered food journalism, then we should be able to identify its service to citizens. This project thus seeks a unified view for evaluating the democratic and caring potential of food journalism. I outline some of the contours of quality food journalism - its principles, practices and forms - through both historical and contemporary examples. I show how both sets of food journalists adhere(d) to traditional notions of democracy-serving communication while also employing a more situated ethic of care. Ultimately, I argue that quality food journalists should adopt this care ethic addressing citizen-eaters, as this nourishes the relationships necessary for democratic worldmaking and gives us the best opportunity of collectively eating and living well. |
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ISSN: | 2373-6992 2373-700X |
DOI: | 10.1080/23736992.2023.2228294 |