defines moral as‚ "of or dealing with right or wrong." Similarly‚ media ethics are moral standards that are applied to the media. An example of this is the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics(1)‚ a standardized list of items that members of the SPJ use as a guide in their strides to be effective journalists. In a similar manner‚ media professionals sometimes use their code of ethics as a device to shield themselves from attacks that are often led by individuals from the public who are
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Impact of Journalism on the Civil Rights Movement The aim of this research is to uncover more of the stories behind the story of racism during the Civil Rights Movements. The scope of this research encompasses a look at how a band of idealist journalist changed the civil Rights movement (Whitaker 34). Media has the ability to describe history by using journalism as a tool to break down stereotypes‚ help educate‚ present the truth and influence the public. Bridges have been built between people
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Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. Historically and currently‚ this subset of media ethics is widely known to journalists as their professional "code of ethics" or the "canons of journalism".[1] The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements drafted by both professional journalism associations and individual print‚ broadcast‚ and online news organizations. “ Every
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FAIRNESS IN NEWS WRITING News is any information that is fresh‚ unpublished‚ unusual and generally interesting. As the word itself implies‚ news contains much that is new‚ informing people about something that has just happened (Randal‚ 2000: 23). Newspapers are supposed to be fair in news writing for its capacity can do great harm to the society if written recklessly. Most people believe everything in the newspapers‚ as a result newspapers exert a profound influence on the minds of the readers
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country‚ the wages of journalists in India continue to be very low. Two statutory wage boards (one for working journalists and the other for non-journalists) were constituted by the Union government in June 1975 and February 1976. respectively‚ but these were not able to function effectively. The government‚ therefore‚ appointed a one-man tribunal headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge‚ Justice D. G. Palekar. in February 1979 for recommending a new wage structure for journalists and other newspaper
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as far back as January 2004 Roy Morgan released the results of an annual survey to establish which profession is considered to be the most ethical and honest‚ the findings are based on the results of surveying over 600 people. The findings found Journalists are ranked the third lowest on the list. Morgan‚ G Roy Morgan Research‚ finding no 3701‚ 2004. www.roymorgan.com/news/pols/2004/3701). Ethics are important‚ they help raise standards and are used in different professions‚ ethics reinforces respect
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restrictions; for example‚ in the interests of the protection of the reputation or rights of others” (Fenell‚ 2008). MEAA Code of ethics gives a practical form to freedom of expression and encourages the journalists to have public responsibilities as an honest and efficient journalist that respect the rights of others. The 8th code of ethics in MEAA is to ‘use fair‚ responsible and honest means to obtain material and never exploit a person’s vulnerability or ignorance of media practice’‚ meanwhile
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INTRODUCTION The role of the media in shaping public perceptions and opinion about significant political and social issues cannot be ignored in today`s modern society. Hence‚ this paper is intended to enlighten the participants‚ especially undergraduates‚ journalists and other media operators in Adamawa State and beyond on the important role of the media and how best it can be used to mobilize people towards national development. If we must properly handle or do justice to this paper in a way that would ensure
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It says‚ “Journalists should be honest‚ fair and courageous in gathering‚ reporting and interpreting information.” Media coverage of the 2012 Republican race to the White House does not represent fair and honest reporting. Journalists are clearly not fair in their coverage of Ron Paul. Many analysts and political show hosts are sometimes not even honest. It also says that journalists should “expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media.” Some journalists and bloggers are
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commercialization‚ the journalistic profession‚ and globalization. For this reason‚ the Chinese Communist Party has increased monitoring of media personnel and news content‚ tightened controls over the Internet‚ and resorted to more frequent coercion of journalists reporting on politically sensitive topics. In democratic countries‚ the news media industry has independent legal status from the government. A media company’s investors are its owners; the market decides the life or death of a company‚ and a newspaper
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