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Communication: Old and New Media

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This entry analyzes the relationship between bioethics and social communication, taking into account both the traditional media and the new ones (especially those related to the Internet). It will be important to see why bioethics is frequently present in the media and the importance of this fact, particularly in connection with the phenomenon of the “globalization of bioethics.” After considering certain problems in that relationship, some suggestions will be made for a better use of the resources of the media in the field of bioethics.

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  1. Pontifical Athanaeum Regina Apostolorum, Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, Rome, Italy

    Gonzalo Miranda

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Miranda, G. (2015). Communication: Old and New Media. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_110-1

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