Presentation on Media
Ethics
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1. At
all times upholds and defends the principle of media freedom, the right of
freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed.
At
all times, the media’s freedom should be defended. Freedom should be expressed
and each and every member of the public should be told the truth.
2. Strives to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed,
accurate and fair.
Information
should be spread honestly, accurately and fairly.
3. Does
her/his utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies.
The
journalist, male or female, must do his/her best to correct any inaccuracies
that may be harmful.
4. Differentiates between fact and
opinion.
The
journalist must not be biased. There should be more than one fact and opinion.
5. Obtains material by honest,
straightforward and open means, with the exception of investigations that are
both overwhelmingly in the public interest and which involve evidence that
cannot be obtained by straightforward means.
A
journalist has to maintain honest and straightforward means. An exception of
investigations which are both overwhelming in the public’s interest. Involving
evidence that can’t established is going against straightforward means.
6. Does nothing to intrude into
anybody’s private life, grief or distress unless justified by overriding consideration
of the public interest.
Allow
everyone’s private life to be kept private.
7. Protects the identity of
sources who supply information in confidence and material gathered in the
course of her/his work.
Identity is protected no matter
which source supplies information.
8.
Resists threats or any other inducements to influence, distort or
suppress information and takes no unfair personal advantage of information
gained in the course of her/his duties before the information is public
knowledge.
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No threats or influences against
information. Takes no unfair personal advantage of information which has been
collected over the course of his/her duties before the information is given to
the public.
9. Produces no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination
on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status,
disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.
No material which is provoking hatred
or discrimination on a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status,
disability, marital status or sexual orientation.
10.
Does not by way of statement, voice or appearance endorse by advertisement any
commercial product or service save for the promotion of her/his own work or of
the medium by which she/he is employed.
Doesn't endorse/declare
voice, statement or appearance on advertisements to promote his/her work on
products
11. A
journalist shall normally seek the consent of an appropriate adult when
interviewing or photographing a child for a story about her/his welfare.
Seek consent/permission of an
appropriate adult when interviewing or photographing a child.
12. Avoids plagiarism.
Not
stealing other peoples work.
What was the purpose of the inquiry?
It
looked at the relationship between the press and the public, including phone
hacking
and other potentially illegal behaviour, and at the relationships between the
press and the police and the press and politicians.
What did it set
out to do?
Newspapers
should continue to be self-regulated - and the government should have no power
over what they publish.
There
had to be a new press standards body created by the industry, with a new code
of conduct
That
body should be backed by legislation, which would create a means to ensure the
regulation was independent and effective
The
arrangement would provide the public with confidence that their complaints
would be seriously dealt with - and ensure the press are protected from
interference.
Why was it set up
in the first place?
The Prime Minister commissioned the
inquiry in July 2011 following allegations of
illegal phone-hacking at the News
of the World, including claims that the voice mail
messages of missing teenager
Millie Dowler may have been intercepted.
Who called for it
to be set up?
The Prime Minister
When?
July 2011
