1 Flashcards
1
Q
What are some examples of cases where journalists telling the truth would be a bad idea?
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Anonymous sources undercover reporting without consentual coverage when harm could outweigh the good identifying legal suspects before trial breach of ethics etc
2
Q
Key points as to why journalism matters
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inescapably normative
a sense of duty is central to journalistic integrity
journalism is linked to all public events
and so forth
3
Q
what is an externality as it relates to journalism?
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it is an impact on a party not involved in an economic transaction. Could be a positive or a negative
4
Q
why is the term “the media” bad?
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covers both journalistic and non-journalistic actors
lines are blurry, journalists get roped in with the others
5
Q
Key points of journalistic integrity
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willingness to retract, correct, apologise reliance on professional ethics calmness multiple perspectives identifying sources where possible
6
Q
what does journalism require from democracy?
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freedom of speech and press
independence from the state
first amendment
7
Q
Schudson’s 6 or 7 things that journalism is built on
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information investigation analysis social empathy public forum mobilisation publicising representative democracy
