Cyclone Debbie Ethical Issues

In today’s day and age, mass media has completely changed the way in which we consume news. The truthfulness of the millions of blogs and web pages makes it hard to trust what is true and what is not. Newspapers are often an overlooked form of news, which is surprising considering that it is a accurate, curated source of media. What sets newspapers apart from all the countless blogs and web pages is the set of ethics that the reporters and editors are required to follow. In State of Play Cal McCaffrey, a reporter for the Washington Globe, did not act in accordance to the code of ethics. McCaffrey knowingly broke the law whilst trespassing, clearly knew McCaffrey had a conflict of interest, and unethically recorded someone while falsely promising anonymity.

There are many things that people find disturbing. According to an online 4. Avoid political, civic and business involvements or other employment that compromise or give the appearance of compromising one's own journalistic independence. 5. Strive to be unobtrusive and humble in dealing with subjects. 6. Respect the integrity of the photographic moment. 7. Strive by example and influence to maintain the spirit and high standards expressed in this code. When confronted with situations in which the proper action is not clear, seek the counsel of those who exhibit the highest standards of the profession. Visual journalists should continuously study their craft and the ethics that guide it” (nppa.org). Journalist such as Nora Ephron, for example, vote in favor of showing these grisly images defending that while printing these pictures may raise issues of taste and sensationalism, the truth is that these things are happening. In her piece, “The Boston Photographs,” she states that “Death happens to be one of life’s main events. And it is irresponsible—and more than that, inaccurate—for newspapers to fail to show it, or to show it only when an astonishing set of photos comes in over the Associated Press wire” (613). I agree with her to a certain degree. I feel like people need to see specific things. For example, those that insist on drinking and driving need to see the ghastly images of automobile accidents gone awry and the people that were put to rest due to someone

Natural disasters may lead to many ethical challenges that are different from normal medical practices. Disasters can vary when comparing to their time, place and extent. Therefore, ethical questions may not always have such simple solutions. Ethical values and principles in every aspect of health-care are very important. Reviewing legal and organizational regulations, developing health-care related guidelines, and disaster recovery plans, establishing on-call committees as well as an adequate in-service training of health-care workers for ethical capability are of the most important of steps. It is only by making efforts before disasters, that ethical challenges can be minimized in disaster responses.

Thussu (1998) said that it is a journalists duty to explain the information they were providing and not “indulge in cheap ‘event journalism.’

The media attention will focus on providing tips leading to arrest of the culprits, any useful information from the public that may assist in the investigations, informing the general public to be aware of the situation and hold back to allow authorities to perform their duties, calming the population down with truthful and sensible reporting rather than showing the gore and victims of the disaster.

Finally, under your Reckless Reporting category in your article, I understand that reporters have to stay close but far from the source—in this case, the water and debris—in order to get a good writing page down. Gathering information should not be as hard for you to have to rely on news sources to write your own article and journals. Powerful stories should bring the readers in, likewise as to newscasts. When showing stories of the victims, it shows (and tells) how much information you got, how well you presented it, and finally, how determined you were to find great research to tell the world about.

Introduction: The modern world is constantly reaching for new information; something to distract people from their own dull lives. Society will believe nearly anything that is presented in a news article, no matter how absurd. ‘Breaking news’ seems to be shared constantly and is readily available at any given moment. Nevertheless, this rapid swarm of new stories and facts begs the question - how reliable are these news outlets that are providing coverage of events around the world? Do news sources invest time and work into their reports, or do they release reports teeming with bias and unproven facts solely for money and satisfactory ratings? The massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics shocked the world and its citizens, and newspapers

While in most instances, journalists and media elements assume the role record keepers or publishers of any military event in war or in peace under the premises of freedom of the press. However, this freedom can be the undoing of any military organization if the information published by the press falls into the wrong hands. The need to show the masses the “truth” can be

Every scholar have the right to their research facts and are entitled to their opinions. Although it is a true finding, the journal must include some recommendation for the better future of FEMA. Mainstream media have the tendency to portray a negative image of emergency management. In the future, law makers must look into scholars and media’s actions in disaster areas. If their actions, lack of actions, reports, and/or procedures cause harm to the public, they must be held liable. The future culture of these organizations must change to pave the way

Journalists (reporters) should just observe news events as they happen; they should not interfere in any way. I agree on most parts with this statement and disagree on some. The reporters are at the event to report them. For example, the wild fires in Gatlinburg, it is the reporters job to get the information out to the people watching the channel, and should not interfere. The firefighters and other professionals will handle it. The reporters could help in a way. If a reporter was to interfere or offer help, they could tell others if a person needs help if they are trapped in wreckage due to a disaster. The main priority for the reporter is to get the information and give it to

Journalists who work with sensitive topics constantly have tough moral decisions to make. Not only do they have to worry about the concrete actions they take, but they must also consider the fallout of their actions. To put it simply, they need to make teleological or deontological decisions. Teleological arguments

Critical Assumptions in Emergencies Name Institution Critical Assumptions in Emergencies Communication is widely regarded as one of the most essential elements in successfully managing an emergency situation. The dissemination of information, which is both timely as well as accurate, to the parties concerned goes a long way to lend a hand in ensuring that the recovery activities in an emergency situation, together with its management takes place effectively. For that reason, five critical assumptions are used to provide the basis of disaster management strategy.

How to Write a News Story Journalists, upset that they have been writing news stories wrong after all this time. Stories have been based on incorrect information that has led to many confused readers. To correct this wronging one must understand that there are numerous components that make up a news

This offers the advantage of directly accessing the words and thoughts of individuals who were present to witness the disaster and, in doing so, gives power to the voices of survivors who may wish to speak for themselves rather than have their voices filtered through political leaders and viewership-focused media. While this type of access brings the audience closer to survivors, only a short distance removed from face-to-face conversations, it remains important to note that even individual survivors possess motives for why they tell their story in a particular way and that it is not just the media and politicians with such influences and representational

While investigative journalism used to be associated with lone reporters working on their own with little, if any, support from their news organizations, recent examples attest that teamwork is fundamental. Differing kinds of expertise are needed to produce well-documented and comprehensive stories. Reporters, editors, legal specialists, statistical analysts, librarians, and news researchers are needed to collaborate on investigations. Knowledge of public information access laws is crucial to find what information is potentially available under "freedom of information" laws, and what legal problems might arise when damaging information is published. New technologies are extremely valuable to find facts and to make reporters familiar with the complexities of any given story. Thanks to the computerization of government records and the availability of extraordinary amounts of information online, computer-assisted reporting (CAR)