Indifference as a Curable Evil. Towards a Common Path for the Protection of Children in the Face of Media-Terrorism

Abstract

The article focuses on an issue that has remained in the shadows of the
public debate on the war between Russia and Ukraine, i.e., the relationship
between media narratives and the children and adolescents directly
or indirectly involved in the conflict. Whether through direct on-theground
experience or media exposure to unprecedented horror, children
are the silent victims. The thesis is that with regard to minors, media practitioners
at all levels should become aware of child protection regulations
and their communication responsibilities, which necessarily implies the
assimilation of the ethical dimensions a daily practice. In this way, the
media could fully exercise their mission as Social Action Societies, guided
not only by profit but fully embedded within a true “moral economy”.