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Objectivity (journalism) Journalistic objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities. Definitions[edit] Sociologist Michael Schudson argues that "the belief in objectivity is a faith in 'facts,' a distrust in 'values,' and a commitment to their segregation Criticisms[edit] Advocacy journalists and civic journalists criticize the understanding of objectivity as neutrality or nonpartisanship, arguing that it does a disservice to the public because it fails to attempt to find truth. Another example of an objection to objectivity, according to communication scholar David Mindich, was the coverage that the major papers (most notably the New York Times) gave to the lynching of thousands of African Americans during the 1890s. Brent Cunningham,[6] the managing editor of Columbia Journalism Review, argues that objectivity excuses lazy reporting.

Code of Conduct Ubuntu is about showing humanity to one another: the word itself captures the spirit of being human. We want a productive, happy and agile community that can welcome new ideas in a complex field, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between groups with very different needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the project. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the project will be judged by our actions. We strive to: Be considerate Our work will be used by other people, and we in turn will depend on the work of others. Leadership, authority and responsibility We all lead by example, in debate and in action. Delegation from the top Support for delegation is measured Teamwork

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The Myth of Objectivity in Journalism by This page has been accessed since 29 May 1996. The oft-stated and highly desired goal of modern journalism is objectivity, the detached and unprejudiced gathering and dissemination of news and information. It's a pity that such a goal is impossible to achieve. Perhaps a good place to begin would be with a definition of terms. Let's begin with an examination of how people gather information about the world around them in order to arrive at what they consider an objective view of it. The brain has no actual, physical contact with the world. People, like all other sensate beings on Earth, gather their information through their senses. However, when one notices the limits on each sense, one cannot fail to realize that it is impossible for any person to perceive all there is to perceive. Humans, however, do not have to rely only upon their personal senses to gather information about the world. There are other extrasomatic senses. The answer is no. Return to Taflinger's Home Page

Teachers warned off online Facebook contact with students TEACHERS would be banned from contacting students on social-networking websites like Facebook or Myspace under proposed changes to their code of ethics. The move comes after the WA College of Teaching disciplinary committee reprimanded about 10 teachers in the past year for inappropriate cyber interaction with students. The behaviour included teachers sharing private photos with students and in some cases engaging in online sexual innuendo. WACOT's disciplinary committee chairwoman, Theresa Howe, said the code of ethics needed to be updated to specifically target inappropriate and over-friendly computer correspondence between students and teachers. ``We're seeing an increase in it and it has to be specifically addressed,'' she said. ``That should be in both the code of ethics and in professional development courses for teachers.'' Under proposed changes, teachers would be banned from becoming friends with students on social-networking sites. ``That barrier cannot be crossed.''

op 3 - Journalistieke ethiek in Groot-Brittannië anders dan hier? donderdag 7 jul 2011 tabloids in Groot-Brittanniënoodlepie/flickr/creative commons 2.0/BY-NC Het recente afluisterschandaal van de Britse roddelkrant News of the World overschrijdt flink wat ethische journalistieke voorschriften. Werden voorheen de voicemails van politici en beroemdheden gekraakt, nu lijken ook gewone burgers vogelvrij. Is het verschil in journalistieke ethiek in Groot-Brittannië zoveel anders dan hier, en wie gaat daar eigenlijk over? Net als met wetgeving, gelden er in verschillende landen verschillende opvattingen over journalistieke ethiek. Zoveel anders? Toch hebben beide leidraden op de belangrijkste punten overeenkomsten. Volgens Daphne Koene, secretaris van de Raad voor de Journalistiek, is een groot verschil tussen de PCC en de RvdJ dat alleen in het Britse comité hoofdredacteuren en geen journalisten zijn vertegenwoordigd. Kritiek Toch is de PCC in Groot-Brittanië niet onomstreden. Door: Jan-Willem Deel dit artikel

Broadcast Journalism Career Broadcast journalists deliver the news to the public in a variety of formats, including radio, television, and the Internet. They are our trusted sources for the events that shape our lives and our world. A broadcast journalism career can put you in the thick of changing and evolving world events, including politics, the environment, wars, social unrest, or the ups and downs in the nation’s, and the world’s, economy. Obtaining a degree in broadcast journalism can help prepare you to enter the workforce and make a difference in the lives of your audience. Build on your education with internship programs or by writing for your school newspaper or other small publication. While a broadcast journalism degree isn’t always a requirement, it can set you above the competition when it comes to applying for entry-level positions. The prerequisites for obtaining your broadcast journalism degree are typically a high school diploma or equivalent. Broadcast journalism jobs are in high demand.

The Fading Mystique of an Objective Press It is worth noting that non-partisan (i.e., objective) reporting coexisted easily in the same penny papers with such pungent sensationalism. “Neutrality will sleep with anyone,” as the saying goes. Right there at the creation of the modern press, paradoxes abounded. Bennett and other penny publishers touted nonpartisanship, yet on issues that were universally applauded the pennies were rabid advocates. Bennett for example was always super patriotic and always proslavery, both being conducive to pleasing his readers and thus to producing profits. During the 20th century, the ideal of objectivity in news coverage went from strength to strength. As he then surveyed the competitive landscape, Ochs saw the sensational Hearst and Pulitzer papers, the New York Journal and the New York World, and felt that a cooler, more dispassionate presentation of the facts would appeal to a more upscale, professional readership. Early Doubters The Lynching News This was neutrality of an insidious kind. II.

Principles of Journalism The first three years of the Project’s work involved listening and talking with journalists and others around the country about what defines the work. What emerged out of those conversations are the following nine core principles of journalism: 1. Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth Democracy depends on citizens having reliable, accurate facts put in a meaningful context. 2. While news organizations answer to many constituencies, including advertisers and shareholders, the journalists in those organizations must maintain allegiance to citizens and the larger public interest above any other if they are to provide the news without fear or favor. 3. Journalists rely on a professional discipline for verifying information. 4. Independence is an underlying requirement of journalism, a cornerstone of its reliability. 5. Journalism has an unusual capacity to serve as watchdog over those whose power and position most affect citizens. 6. 7. Journalism is storytelling with a purpose. 8.

WikiLeaks and the Myth of Objective Journalism « MooreThink.com “Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air.” – Henry Anatole Grunwald There is a very simple reason WikiLeaks has sent a furious storm of outrage across the globe and it has very little to do with diplomatic impropriety. It is this: The public is uninformed because of inadequate journalism. Consumers of information have little more to digest than Kim Kardashian’s latest paramour or the size of Mark Zuckerberg’s jet. Very few publishers or broadcasters post reporters to foreign datelines and give them time to develop relationships that lead to information. Hero in Disguise? So, long live WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. Good government, if such a thing exists, is the product of transparency. Secrecy tends to lead to disaster and there are several object lessons to study as a result of American adventures abroad.

Social Media in Journalism: Is Transparency the New Objectivity? In recent months (and years) a number of media outlets and even wire services have made industry headlines for revamping or addressing staff member’s use of social media. The New York Times, Reuters, and the Washington Post are on the list. More recently the Toronto Star undertook a similar revamp of their newsroom Policy and Journalistic Procedures. Rather than delve into the details, Mathew Ingram with GigaOM had an insightful look at how many media companies miss the keyword in social media – social – using the Star’s play book as an example. And then on the other end of the spectrum there is Patch.com. Many of the policy updates in recent years put an emphasis on reporter objectivity, limiting what reporters can say about or how they can respond to comments or questions about a story. As well, journalists should refrain from debating issues within the Star’s online comments forum to avoid any suggestion that they may be biased in their reporting. -Mathew Ingram, GigaOM

Bob Schieffer, Ron Paul and journalistic “objectivity” CBS News‘s Bob Schieffer is the classic American establishment TV journalist: unfailingly deferential to the politically powerful personalities who parade before him, and religiously devoted to what he considers his own “objectivity,” which ostensibly requires that he never let his personal opinions affect or be revealed by his journalism. Watch how thoroughly and even proudly he dispenses with both of those traits when interviewing Ron Paul last Sunday on Face the Nation regarding Paul’s foreign policy views. You actually believe 9/11 was America’s fault? (1) The overarching rule of “journalistic objectivity” is that a journalist must never resolve any part of a dispute between the Democratic and the Republican Parties, even when one side is blatantly lying. (2) When it comes to views not shared by the leadership of the two parties, as in the above excerpt from the Paul interview, everything changes.