There has been great debate about the abilities of ordinary citizens in affecting change in society. Whereas professional journalists used to dominate mainstream media‚ ordinary citizens have gradually participated in journalism and provided different perspectives to popular causes. In effort to not only add their cents but also stir public discourse‚ ordinary citizens often utilize social media‚ which has gradually become an integral part of society. As part of the “Doubt” camp‚ authors such
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principles as the foundation of ethical journalism and encourages their use in its practice by all people in all media. Seek Truth and Report It. Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Every Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering‚ reporting and interpreting information. Every journalists should take responsibility for the accuracy of their work. Verify information before releasing
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non-fictional autobiography of humanitarian Greg Mortenson‚ Three Cups of Tea‚ written by himself and journalist David Oliver Relin‚ is in most critical readers’ opinion a purely fabricated tale. They nonetheless labelled it as non-fictional work and should therefore be investigated as such and under the same ethical principles that apply to any factual piece. But what do we expect from journalists when writing these factual pieces? When crafting the way they communicate their messages‚ should they
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usually have only seen one side of the culture. Journalists nowadays are now challenged by time restraints‚ criticism for bias‚ and technology. This means it does not give them the opportunity to explore cultures and allows journalists to cut corners. When writing from a secondary source‚ journalists now tend to write from an ethnocentric view as time restraints occur‚ meaning they don’t have the chance to experience and be in a culture. When journalists report about culture‚ it is crucial for it to
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Attention! Calling all journalists! Are you aware of the rules of ethics? Do you follow them? Make sure you do! If not‚ you may end up like Janet Cooke. Janet Cooke is a former journalist from Toledo‚ Ohio. Her career unfortunately came to an end after she failed to follow the rules of ethics. On September 28‚ 1980 the story Jimmy’s World‚ was published in The Washington Post. This story written by Janet Cooke was about a little boy from Southeast Washington being a third-generation heroin addict
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Palmer Dr. Thornton Law and Ethics of Communication Federal Shield Laws There is a definite need for a federal shield law‚ to protect journalists from being held in contempt for not revealing their sources. A shield law is a statute that protects journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources‚ from which information has been received. There are state shield laws in place right new for many states within the United States‚ however there are 15 states in the United States that
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point‚ I had an idea that I wanted to dedicate my life to writing in some way or the other. And thus‚ I wanted my career to nourish my communicative and writing skills. Journalism seemed to be the perfect option. Yes‚ my ambition is to become a JOURNALIST. WHY JOURNALISM? ‘Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.’ I would like to pursue a career in the field of Journalism because of my desire to share the information I receive. I want to report the truth about what goes on in our community and the
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public. Americans tuned in to news anchors like Douglas Edwards‚ Walter Chronkite and Dan Rather(Gibson‚ 1999). Early audiences respected these journalist for their professionalism and reliable approach to the news. As the audience grew so did the need for change. New generations demanded news topics and coverage on different things. Traditional journalist were changed out for a newer and more entertaining look and feel. With this came the change of traditional journalism. Now lets try to imagine
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Journalists can feel that they have the right to free speech‚ it even says so in the Irish Constitution Article 40.6.1 it states that the “State guarantees the right of citizens to express freely their conviction and opinions.” Though in Ireland the free of
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Introduction The public always relate social ills or social problems with teenagers from the age of 13 to 20 years old. Unfortunately‚ social problems have occurred in every corner around the world including Malaysia. It is one of the most serious problems that are growing worldwide. Most of the teenagers around the world are facing the similar social ills‚ such as‚ drug abuse‚ bully‚ abortion‚ alcohol problems‚ free sex and other social problems. Nowadays‚ newspapers in Malaysia especially are
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