it has come into contact with an attractive person.” This finding coupled with the already controversial topic of whether a journalist should endorse a commercial product for a stipend, raises some interesting concerns. Furthermore, does accepting these endorsements pose a threat to journalism and its ethics and constitute a conflict of interest [as to whether any journalist should endorse a commercial product]? Case in point, Reebok’s hiring of Erin Andrews, ESPN reporter and voted Playboy magazine’s
journalism, promote public understanding of and confidence in electronic journalism, and strengthen principles of journalistic freedom to gather and disseminate information, establishes this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. PREAMBLE Professional electronic journalists should operate as trustees of the public, seek the truth, report it fairly and with integrity and independence, and stand accountable for their actions PUBLIC TRUST: Professional electronic journalists should recognize that
invasion of privacy can be justified by uncovering vital information that serves public interest to be considered ethical journalistic practice (Plaisance, 2014, p. 187). However, while there is less ethical merit in providing the public with the information it “wants” to know, it is justifiable under business matters if it is not malicious or extremely invasive. It is a journalist’s duty to reveal the truth to the public and keep them informed, but many would consider it unethical
could lead to more governmental control over public information and the press. Micro Issues First, journalists need to provide citizens
disasters, journalists are faced with many legal and ethical challenges. This makes it difficult to report on certain aspects of the event, though it remains in the public’s interest to be informed. These ethical dilemmas are complex and reflect highly on the publisher’s moral compass. With the recent tragedy of Cyclone Debbie, it is evident where the key laws and ethical frameworks were adopted when writing tasteful and informative news regardless of surrounding pressure. A key barrier journalists face
question of whether journalists should receive protection against revealing their sources in court. This work will discuss the merits of each side of the argument. Introduction Journalists are reported to be susceptible to being jailed for refusing to reveal their sources in court while simultaneously, journalist complain "they are denied access to information, particularly background information on government decisions. In what now appears to be the majority of cases, public servants are prohibited
TOPIC 3: MANY JOURNALISTS BELIEVE THAT THEIR ROLE IS TO HOLD POWERFUL SOCIAL ACTORS TO ACCOUNT AND TO ACT AS A WATCHDOG AGAINST THE ABUSE POWER. IS THIS REALISTIC? Although many journalists consider as a major duty to denounce the violation of the citizens’ rights by acting like watchdogs, more and more authors think watchdog journalism is an ideal impossible to reach, worst, a meaningless concept concealing trade rules by elites and capitalism. Watchdog journalism is defined as a “form of journalism
journalism—for the purpose of this paper, I will be writing about Canada specifically. More specifically, I will touch upon the following: What is the reliability of the source? Why would a source have to be kept anonymous? To what extent does a journalist keep a source confidential? Firstly, I will go on to briefly describe the Canadian Act that protects whistle-blowers (the term used to describe someone who brings an issue to light, almost always in their organization) and the shield law. Next,
Professional Ethics There is general recognition of the fact that journalists have responsibilities not only vis-à-vis their own convictions but also towards the public. Summarily, four kinds of responsibility may be defined: contractual responsibility in relation to the media and their internal organisation, a social responsibility entailing obligations towards public opinion and society as a whole, responsibility or liability deriving from the obligation to comply with the law and responsibility
aware of their interests. Additionally, as Carter and Stokes (2002) state that there should be “a parliament that can exercise control over the government and all this happens within a frame work of the rule of law” (p.10). A liberal democracy should include extensive freedoms of speech, press (all media properties), association, movement, thought and belief, assembly and protest, and language