The impact of media in the theory of media ethics

The following article consists of two parts. In the first part, I am going to discuss the critical attitude of media employees when it comes to professional ethics, trying to identify the main reasons for such an approach. I am then going to point out to those areas of media activity which are in general either not covered by the codes of ethics or are treated insufficiently and inadequately, particularly when the modern conditions of the functioning of media are taken into account. In the second part, I am going to discuss a few examples of ethical codes, expressing at the same time certain criticism with regard to some general concepts of the ethics of media.