The Comparative Studying Of The Creation Of American And Chinese Journalistic Ethics

The creation of journalistic ethics of China and the United States America (U.S.A) both have certain representational in the world, represent level and characteristic that the country of different nature and economic development level building the journalistic ethics. Looking from development course, this construction can be divided into two phases which we can study their similarities and differences. Looking back at history, we find a number of the differences and similarities. The common ideas that the two countries share in developing news institutions are attention to the construction of journalistic ethics; maintenance of accurate reporting of new is a key part of solid journalistic ethics; education at journalistic ethics is the foundation of the construction of the journalistic ethics in China and the U.S.A; in a situation where a press law is absent, journalistic self-discipline is the core of the construction of journalistic ethics in both countries. We can see the differences in five areas: First, the theoretical foundations of the construction of journalistic ethics in the U.S.A. are freedom of the press and social responsibility, where as journalistic ethics in China lack theoretical foundation. Second, in the U.S.A. the construction of journalistic ethics are governed by trade-organizations, the construction of journalistic ethics are governed by the Party and government to a great extent besides the trade organization of the press in China. And Individualism is the starting point of the construction of journalistic ethics in the U.S.A., in china the construction of journalistic ethics is an organic integration of public and personal standard. In the process, the outside builds is the main way in the construction of the journalistic ethics of China, they found out the road given consideration to inside and outside in the U.S.A. American journalistic ethics fall under the umbrella of the American legal system, while China's are of a 'soft' ethical nature.There is a proverb that says: There can be no differentiation without contrast. Realizing the achievements and failings of the construction of the journalistic ethics in China through objective comparison of the construction of journalistic ethics in China and the U.S.A, we hope that there will be some inspire to present construction of the journalistic ethics of China to some extent.