Facing the Future: Media Ethics, Bioethics, and the World’s First Face Transplant
with Marjorie Kruvand, Ph.D., and Bastiaan Vanacker, Ph.D. Assistant Professors, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago
When the world’s first partial face transplant was performed in France in 2005, the complex medical procedure and accompanying worldwide media attention sparked many ethical issues, including how the media covered the story. Profs. Kruvand and Vanacker examine what happens when media ethics intersect with bioethics by analyzing French, American, and British media coverage on the transplant and its aftermath. Significant differences were found in the way the story was covered by reporters in different countries over time.
Tuesday, October 20th, 6:30-8pm Terry Student Center, Room 303/304 Baumhart Hall, 26 E. Pearson Water Tower Campus, Loyola University Chicago
Free program and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy.
