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"Reporting on issues such as suicide, sexual abuse, or migration is a skill that is often glossed over in a journalist’s education. By combining theory and practice, this collection will correct this oversight and give journalists the expertise and understanding to report on these subjects respons ... more

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World Media Ethics: Cases and Commentary

Robert S. Fortner, Mark Fackler

Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley (2018), vii, 249 pp.

"Emphasizing the intertwined concepts of freedom of the press and social responsibility, this is the first book to cover media ethics from a truly global perspective. Case studies on hot topics and issues of enduring importance in media studies are introduced and thoroughly analyzed, with particular ... more

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Failing to Prepare? Journalism Ethics Education in the Developing World: The Case of Cambodia

Fergal Quinn

Journal of Media Ethics, volume 33, issue 1 (2018), pp. 50-65

"This article examines the relationship between emphases on ethics within journalism programs in the developing world and the subsequent work practices and conceptualisations of journalists who participated in them. It hypothesises that particular normative emphases within such programs, whose bases ... more

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Trust in Ethical Journalism: The Key to Media Futures

Aidan White, Chris Elliott (eds.)

Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2018), 46 pp.

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Communication and Media Ethics

Patrick Lee Plaisance (ed.)

Boston; Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton (2018), xv, 557 pp.

"Ethics in communication and media has arguably reached a pivotal stage of maturity in the last decade, moving from disparate lines of inquiry to a theory-driven, interdisciplinary field presenting normative frameworks and philosophical explications for communicative practices. The intent of this vo ... more

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The Relevance of Journalism Education in Kenya for Professional Identity and Ethical Standards

Maryann Ijeoma Egbujor

Geneva: Globethics.net (2018), 133 pp.

"In summary, this study recommends improving and promoting journalistic ethical standards in media education and professional identity as necessary tools for the growth of sustainable development, knowledge generation and authentic African cultural identity. This is possible because the media and in ... more

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Dignity for Dead Women: Media Guidelines for Reporting Domestic Violence Deaths

Janey Starling

Level Up (2018), 17 pp.

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Ética periodística en la era digital
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Javier Darío Restrepo, Luis Manuel Botello

Washington, DC: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2018), 32 pp.

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Víctimas y prensa después de la guerra: Tensiones entre intimidad, verdad histórica y libertad de expresión

Vivian Newman Pont, María Paula Ángel Arango, María Ximena Dávila Contreras

Bogotá: Dejusticia (2018), 94 pp.

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Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice

Sandra Ristovska, Monroe Price (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xvii, 320 pp.

"Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice examines the interplay between images and human rights, addressing how, when, and to what ends visuals are becoming a more central means through which human rights claims receive recognition and restitution. The collection argues that accounting for how imag ... more

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The People in the Pictures: Vital Perspectives on Save the Children’s Image Making. A Research Project to Understand How Contributors and Their Communities Experience and Perceive Save the Children’s Communications and its Image-Making Process
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Siobhan Warrington, Jess Crombie

Save the Children (2017), xi, 81 pp.

"Debates about the visual representations of global poverty have been going on for many years, yet the experiences and views of those featured have been notably absent. 'The People in the Pictures' addresses that gap. Save the Children commissioned research in the UK, Jordan, Bangladesh and Niger, t ... more

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Developing Sustainable News Media in Africa: A Professionalisation Model to Curtail “the Brown Envelope” and Other Corrupting Influences

Peter J. Gade, Emmanuel-Lugard Nduka, Shugofa Dastgeer

Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 5-24

"The development of free, independent, and sustainable news media in Africa is bedevilled by the “brown envelope syndrome,” the widespread practice of accepting money for news coverage. This paper reveals the pernicious effects the brown envelope syndrome has on African journalism and its abilit ... more

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Keeping Reporters Safe: The Ethics of Drone Journalism in a Humanitarian Crisis

Turo Uskali, Epp Lauk

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 477-486

"In recent years, authorities have banned the use of drones for journalism in many countries. Therefore, it is valid to claim that practicing drone journalism often leads to questions of freedom of the press, the right to receive ideas and information, and also the freedom of expression. Clearly, th ... more

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Ethical Perspectives in Latin America’s Journalism Community: A Comparative Analysis of Acceptance of Controversial Practice for Investigative Reporting

Vanessa de M. Higgins Joyce, Magdalena Saldaña, Amy Schmitz Weiss, Rosental Calmon Alves

International Communication Gazette, volume 79, issue 5 (2017), pp. 459-482

"This study analyzes ethical interpretations in the region’s investigative journalism community through a comparative analysis based on a survey conducted with journalists, journalism educators, and students from 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Our findings highlight the prevalence of a ... more

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“Preaching to the Converted”: Teaching Calvinistic Media Ethics in the Apartheid Era

Arnold S. De Beer

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 31, issue 1 (2017), pp. 82-99

"The purpose of this article is to shed light on a Christian Reformed version of media ethics, more particularly one that was applied for just more than half a century (1960–2014) during the apartheid era and thereafter at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PUCHE), now No ... more

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So arbeiten Journalisten fair: Was Medienschaffende wissen müssen
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Peter Studer, Martin Künzi

Interlaken: Schweizer Presserat, 2nd ed. (2017), 196 pp.

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Losing Pravda: Ethics and the Press in Post-Truth Russia

Natalia Roudakova

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2017), xi, 265 pp.

"Combining ethnography, media analysis, moral and political theory this book examines the unravelling of professional journalism in Russia over the past twenty-five years, and its effects on society. It argues that, contrary to widespread assumptions, late Soviet-era journalists shared a cultural co ... more

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ESOMAR Data Protection Checklist

ESOMAR (2017), 16 pp.

"The purpose of this document is to provide researchers, especially those working in smaller organisations that might not have extensive resources or experience in data protection requirements, with general guidance on their responsibilities within a global data protection framework to ensure that d ... more

Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics Key Guidance

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The People in the Pictures: Vital Perspectives on Save the Children’s Image Making. A Research Project to Understand How Contributors and Their Communities Experience and Perceive Save the Children’s Communications and its Image-Making Process Top Insights

So arbeiten Journalisten fair: Was Medienschaffende wissen müssen Key Guidance

Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics
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Ética periodística en la era digital
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The People in the Pictures: Vital Perspectives on Save the Children’s Image Making. A Research Project to Understand How Contributors and Their Communities Experience and Perceive Save the Children’s Communications and its Image-Making Process
Top Insights

So arbeiten Journalisten fair: Was Medienschaffende wissen müssen
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