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The Study Of Ethical Issues In Disaster News Reporting

Posted on:2010-12-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F GuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2178360275960698Subject:Journalism
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Disaster is a sudden and disruptive changes,it happens suddenly and strongly,preventive low,damaging large.It tends to give people cause loss of life and property,and even cause panic and social unrest.As the name implies,disaster news is the news of the disaster,give to those who are normal social system against the coverage of the case.Readers are most concerned about disaster news,and the news are most likely to spread information,also the most important information to media.It has warning,to monitor the environment as well as guide and aesthetic functions.The ethics of Journalism is about ethics in news reporting,especially the media law and ethics of the moral system.News of the content of ethics in general has the following two aspects:First,the self-discipline of journalists,the media industry by the industry to develop the appropriate statute to carry out self-restraint,comply with common industry;Second, outside society hope the journalists how to do,depend on the concept of ethical,legal and public opinion on the news and the principles of ethical values.Reporting on disaster news,journalists always have to face the conflict between covering and ethical demands of people.The responsibility of the media is to tell people what happened,so it is inevitable that journalists deal with privacy infringement issues when they make a depth reporting.Adhere to the authenticity of news is the most fundamental and key requirements to news media journalists,the contents of any report must be true.So does that mean all the true things must be reported? Photography news reporting as a case of independent means,is playing an increasingly important role at today's news media industry.However,in the process of disaster news reporting,photography and media practitioners often face difficult ethical choices;In addition,in the case of a disaster scene,the photographers usually encounter a dilemma.Rescue lives first,or reporting first? In the interview,journalist should accomplish a purpose by indirect dealing,or give up coverage.Reports of these disasters ethical issues encountered,reflecting the face of journalists of different news values.Some journalists are impacted by news consumerism,some news journalists to comply with the concept of professionalism,adhere to objectivity and neutrality, some believe that news coverage is the responsibility of the obligation.However,regardless of whether they uphold the concept of what kind of news reports and vocational pursuits,as ordinary people are required to follow a man's most basic ethical values.This requires journalists to re-examine their own behavior reports,asking them to set up and improve disaster response mechanism is reported,requiring them to raise their level of knowledge and self-cultivation,asking them to go with the humanistic perspective of the people concerned about the disaster scene,use reasonable means and dialogue interview respondents face to people,with a negative the attitude of duty each and every audience attention,and conscientiously fulfill the norms of law and industry self-regulation obligations.
Keywords/Search Tags:Disaster news, News ethics, News philosophy
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