Analysis of Hotspots and Trends in Media Ethics Research since the 21st Century: a CiteSpace-based Knowledge Mapping Analysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jnme.202410112

Author(s)

Xinyu Xu*

Affiliation(s)

Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510520, China * Corresponding Author.

Abstract

This paper takes 651 papers in the field of media ethics published in the CNKI database since the 21st century (2000-2023) as samples, and uses CiteSpace software to carry out visual analysis. Since the 21st century, the development of media ethics research in China has been divided into an exploratory period, a developmental period, a period of significant growth, and a period of relative stability, with fewer core authors and without the formation of a sizable research community. There are four clusters in the field of media ethics research: core media ethics, ethical challenges and misconduct, media ecology and ethics, and media literacy education, and the hot research trends in this field are explored in depth. It is found that the research hotspots in this field focus on the study of media ethics issues brought about by the iteration of technology, such as artificial intelligence and big data; media literacy education needs to be vigorously developed to cope with the ethical challenges brought about by the new technology; and media ethics research in China will enter the stage of long-term exploration and development of the new technology, such as artificial intelligence.

Keywords

Media Ethics, Media Literacy Education; Knowledge Graph; CiteSpace

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