La ética como diálogo en el ruido: periodismo y comprensión comunicacional en tiempos de hiperconectividad

Abstract

This academic article proposes a theoretical reflection on journalistic ethics within the context of contemporary hyperconnectivity. In today’s digital environments, characterized by informational acceleration, discursive fragmentation, and content overabundance, journalistic practice unfolds within an ecosystem permeated by multiple forms of communicational noise that affect processes of understanding and the construction of social meaning. Methodologically, the study is framed within the interpretive paradigm, guided by a qualitative approach grounded in philosophical hermeneutics, particularly in the contributions of Hans-Georg Gadamer (2001), and is developed in the form of a theoretical-reflective essay. From the same methodological perspective, it is also based on the circular model of communication proposed by Osgood and Schramm. It is argued that journalistic ethics should be understood as an exercise of ethical mediation oriented toward understanding, contextualization, and dialogue, rather than as the mere application of deontological codes. The findings reveal that, in times of hyperconnectivity, the journalist assumes the role of interpreter of the environment and cultural mediator, responsible for recognizing communicational noise and contributing to the construction of social meaning. The study highlights the relevance of conceiving ethics as dialogue, proposing an integrative perspective that allows journalism to be rethought as a deeply human practice, committed to social responsibility and the common good in contemporary public communication.