Media Ethics: Human Ecology in a Connected World
Reflections by Werner H. Kelber
Media Ecology Association Conference
University of Toronto
June 27- 30, 2019
In June 2019, Werner Kelber was honored with the 2019 Walter J. Ong award. You can read his keynote speech here. He also graciously shared his reflections on the conference itself, and what it suggests about the broader, international study of media ecology.
An Excerpt:
The majority of active participants represented departments of communication (and media studies), among them people who were media theorists, culture critics, some working in film and journalism, foreign correspondents, students of popular culture, intelligence technology and digital design, of digital policy and cybersecurity, web designers and developers, digital consultants for computer science and corporations, poets and attorneys, etc., etc.