“The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing.”
Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiehl
Webresources:
- Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press
- Code of Professional Ethics of Russian Journalists
- Code of Ethics (USA)
Translations to several languages available on the web page; Ethical Journalism Network
Books and articles:
- Kovach, Bill & Rosenstiel, Tom (2001, second ed 2007): The Elements of Journalism. What News people should know and the Public should expect. New York: Three Rivers Press.
- McQuail, Dennis (2003): Media Accountability and Freedom of Publication. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Ward, Stephen J. A. (undated): Digital Media Ethics. University of Wisconsin.
- Zion, Lawrence and David Craig (2015): Ethics for digital journalists- Emerging best practices. New York: Routledge.
“It is important to point out that there is a crucial difference between harming people to reveal significant information, and doing it to make money. The first is an ethical conflict, the second is an ethical violation.”
Torsten Thurèn
