Ethical
One’s individual code of ethics is fundamental to their identity as a person and guides all decision making. Ethics formulate one’s sense of judgement, their character and determines just how far a person is willing …
Ethical Read MoreArchive: October 2017
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My Code of Ethics
Flickr:creatvie common Journalism plays a vital role in a democracy. Journalists work to inform people about events that take place in the societies they serve, which often occur outside the immediate “world” of their readers. …
My Code of Ethics Read MoreJournalism and Code of Ethics
There are many parallels between the field of journalism and code of ethics. In the field of journalism, a code of ethics is ensuring the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. …
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Personal ethics in a professional setting
(Header image courtesy of Diego Sevilla Ruiz – Flickr) Every career has its own set of ethics. Doctors have medical ethics, which include taking the Hippocratic oath. There are ethics for law, business and multiple …
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The Need for Essential Truth
At its core, journalism ethics are rooted in one primary goal, which is telling the truth. There are other principles, like objectivity, that have been questioned and redefined as the industry has evolved, but truth …
The Need for Essential Truth Read MoreCrying Wolf?
One of my first lessons about a personal code of ethics can be found in the story of the boy who cried wolf. In this fable, a young shepherd boy cries “Wolf!” every night, deceiving …
Crying Wolf? Read MoreAre we people or journalists first?
As a journalism student, ethics are drilled in your brain from the first day you sit in JMC 110. Dean Gilger rattles them off quickly and often. This school is not lacking in the teaching …
Are we people or journalists first? Read More‘To each his own’ – can Journalism afford such value proposition?
Ethics like religion, food and recreation is largely a matter of personal choice. While some values are universal, each individual has a different threshold of how much he or she would apply any values to …
‘To each his own’ – can Journalism afford such value proposition? Read MoreWhat Inspires My Ethics
Bernhard Lang/ Getty Images I first came along with the term of ‘Ethics Code’ from my sister. After she joined the military, she used to tell us her personal interpretation of code of ethics in …
What Inspires My Ethics Read MoreMy Personal Code of Ethics – From the View of Social Sciences
As a psychology major who takes journalism courses, I ponder on the differences between a social scientist and a journalist. When it comes to a personal code of ethics, I think of the methodology courses …
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