Difference Between Procedural Fairness

The public forums Haiman described in our reading found overwhelming support for protecting ordinary citizens they felt were unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight, raising questions of whether reporters should have differing standards based on who they are interviewing. This requires journalists to analyze “distinguishing between procedural fairness and fairness in performance,” as Jay Rosen told the Freedom Forum panel. Just because a journalist followed all of the rules does not mean she was acting ethically to minimize harm. Though the support at the public forum was based mostly on television rather than personal experience, according to Haiman, it speaks volumes, as does the list of news organizations, institutes and programs he cited