Category: Ethics

After years of justifiable pessimism, there is evidence that the future of investigative journalism is looking brighter

June 23, 2020

Journalism plays an undeniable vital role in democracy. By questioning those in power, by exposing wrongdoing, by coming forward in defence of the public interest, journalists perform as watchdogs for society. Investigative journalism even more so. According to de Burgh (2000), “an investigative journalist is a person whose profession it is to discover the truth … More After years of justifiable pessimism, there is evidence that the future of investigative journalism is looking brighter

Press freedom in an increasingly restraint world

January 18, 2020

Press freedom might be having one of its toughest times in recent years. Partly, because of the rise of authoritarian governments across the globe, but partly because of its own errors regarding self-regulation. The paradoxicality on this is that some politicians that rose to power with an ‘anti-political correctness’ speech precisely because they felt ‘censured’ … More Press freedom in an increasingly restraint world

‘Media ethical frameworks need to temper Kant’s approach with that of Bentham’

January 17, 2020

The media, as well as the journalists, are expected to perform within the scope of a code of conduct. These codes follow ethical principles that act to ensure that rights of the individuals related are protected and that the relationship between the media and the audience is in harmony. As the Ethical Journalism Network puts … More ‘Media ethical frameworks need to temper Kant’s approach with that of Bentham’