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Chapter 1
Why Ethics Matters in Journalism
By P
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Ho
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2 Reasons to Be Ethical
• MORAL incentive: You want
to see yourself – and be
seen – as decent.
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2 Reasons to Be Ethical
•PRACTICAL incentive: If a news organization is ethical, its reporting is more likely to be trusted.
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Above the Pretenders
• Responsible
journalists
voluntarily
adhere to high
ethical
standards.
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Professionalism means
Standards are outlined in ethics codes.
Myanmar
Media
Code of
Conduct
U.S. Society
of
Professional
Journalists
Code of
Ethics
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The Goal of an Ethics Course
To help you make
morally sound
decisions.
• Good people can make
bad decisions.
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The Goal of an Ethics Course
A systematic
decision
process is
required.
By H
olly J
ohnso
n
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Learning Through Case Studies You can practice decision-making by analyzing real cases.
• You will benefit from real journalists’ experience.
• There is no deadline pressure.
• Nobody will be hurt if you make a mistake.
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Ethics and the Internet
Time-tested standards of ethics must continue to apply in the new media environment.
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Ethics Is NOT a Brake
You can be ethical and still
get the story . . .
with honor.