Indifference as a curable evil. Towards a common path for the protection of children in the face of media-terrorism

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-the-ground 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”.