Ethical Journalism News
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The Jordan Press Association (JPA) on Wednesday called on media outlets to abide by journalism’s code of conduct and not to resort to blackmail, defamation and rumour mongering that harm the credibility of the profession. The JPA’s statement follows complaints it received from public and private institutions and individuals who were blackmailed and threatened with defamation by certain media outlets if they did not meet their demands. (via The Jordan Times) |
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Romania: Journalist to be investigated by TVR ethics committee
Journalist Adelin Petrisor will face an internal Romanian Public Television (TVR) ethics committee after he published on his personal blog an interview that was not aired by TVR news broadcasts. The ethics committee will investigate whether Adelin Petrisor broke internal TVR rules by disclosing previously unpublished material owned by the public broadcaster. (via Media Freedom) |
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Lazic’s request was made in response to this year’s EU court ruling allowing EU citizens the “Right to Be Forgotten.” People can ask for search engines to remove links to articles they say are inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant. Yet who determines what is no longer relevant for the public is a hot topic for debate. (via iMediaEthics) |
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“Lord Justice Leveson did not expect the new regulator to encompass all the media, although he believed that it should be open to small publishers to join. The failure to define the scope of the regulator clearly both during and after the Leveson inquiry was a serious omission,” says English PEN. (via The Guardian) |
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Journalists are told to avoid conflict of interest, but then are faced with covering themselves when they make news. Most news organizations do write about themselves, wading into the nitty gritty of both their successes and failures, yet do not have a policy for how to cover their own stories. (via American Journalism Review) |
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For the Globe and Mail, comments are closed in limited circumstances, such as when there is a danger of commenters committing libel or prejudicing an accused’s right to a fair trial. However there is also the case that premoderated comments would be better a better solution for furthering the public discourse. (via The Globe And Mail) |
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In journalism’s legacy culture, reporters pride themselves on informing rather than educating nor advocating in fear of appearing bias. However it might be more truthful to identify the type of interpreting that constitutes good journalism, rather than deny that interpretation exists. (via Media Morals) |
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TheRuNet is in uproar over a new scandal that threatens the fate of one of the few arguably independent media outlets in Russia. A comment made on Twitter by a veteran Ekho Moskvy journalist has caused him trouble with the radio station’s owners and possibly cost him his job. But is this really about a tweet? (via Global Voices) |
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FBI Director James Comey says an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility. (via The Guardian) |
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