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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 MoreOne 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 MoreAs 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 MoreEthics 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 MoreBernhard 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 MoreAs 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 …
My Personal Code of Ethics – From the View of Social Sciences Read MoreIn The Year of Living Dangerously, the dwarf photographer – Billy Kwan as portrayed by Linda Hunt – offers the following advice: “Don’t think about the major issues. You do what you can about the …
The ethics of illuminating misery Read More
A journalist’s code of ethics should be reduced to the same values that define you as a person, as a character. These are the main principles that I am trying to follow. 1) Be honest. …
Three Simples Rules That Guide a Journalist Read More
I will always remember the moment my mother caught me in a lie and, with a solemn expression, she soul-crushingly quoted Friedrich Nietzsche to me, saying: “I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m …
Ethics: Honesty and the importance of trust Read MoreBy Paul Udoto Nyongesa “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” The above quote by Clive Staples Lewis, one of the intellectual giants of the …
Living above reproach like Caesar’s wife Read More