The document discusses several guidelines for journalists to consider when reporting on social and cultural groups:
1) Journalists should write about minority groups carefully, using non-biased language so they are represented accurately and avoid reinforcing stereotypes.
2) The National Union of Journalists has created guidelines for journalists to use respectful language when discussing groups like immigrants, people with disabilities, and others. However, these guidelines are not legally binding.
3) When writing stories, journalists should consider how different audiences may interpret the story based on their own backgrounds and life experiences. Minority groups especially may interpret stories differently if their experiences are not widely understood.
This document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists must write about minority groups carefully and without bias to accurately represent them. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has created guidelines for journalists to use non-biased language when writing about minority groups. These guidelines aim to prevent stereotypes but are not legally binding. The document also discusses the power of language and connotation in journalism, providing examples of biased language that can negatively portray social groups.
The document discusses the importance of journalists writing about social and cultural groups carefully and without bias. It talks about guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to help journalists use appropriate language when discussing minority groups. However, these guidelines are not legally binding. The document also discusses how journalists should consider alternative readings of their stories by different audience groups based on their backgrounds. An example is provided of a Daily Mail headline that inappropriately blames Muslims for bringing ebola to the UK.
The document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists must write about minority groups carefully and without bias to accurately represent them. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has created guidelines for journalists to use non-biased language when writing about minority groups. While these guidelines are not legally binding, they aim to prevent stereotypes and help journalists differentiate facts from opinions.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and ethics guidelines help ensure responsible and unbiased reporting.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and conscience clause protect journalists' right to refuse assignments that violate their ethics without facing repercussions.
The document discusses ethical guidelines and considerations for journalists when writing about different groups of people. It notes that the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has developed guidance sheets on topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, and others to help journalists avoid biased or discriminatory representations. Journalists are advised to have social and cultural awareness and consider how their words could influence readers' views. They should not portray groups in a biased way. The NUJ also has a code of practice and hotline journalists can use as a resource. Overall, the document stresses the importance of journalists representing diverse groups of people accurately, fairly and without discrimination.
The document discusses guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for writing about different groups of people in an ethical manner. The NUJ has prepared guidance sheets covering topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, disability, and more to help journalists avoid biased or discriminatory representations. It is important for journalists to have social and cultural awareness and not portray groups in a negative light. The NUJ also has a code of practice with 12 rules for journalists to produce accurate, fair, and non-discriminatory material.
The document summarizes various guidelines and ethical standards for journalists as outlined by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It discusses principles like accuracy, truthfulness, fairness, privacy, and public interest. The NUJ expects journalists to uphold media freedom, avoid discrimination, correct inaccuracies, and get consent when interviewing children. Photographing people without permission or intruding on private grief would violate codes of ethics. Overall, the document outlines best practices for journalists to follow to produce credible, balanced and ethical reporting.
This document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists must write about minority groups carefully and without bias to accurately represent them. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has created guidelines for journalists to use non-biased language when writing about minority groups. These guidelines aim to prevent stereotypes but are not legally binding. The document also discusses the power of language and connotation in journalism, providing examples of biased language that can negatively portray social groups.
The document discusses the importance of journalists writing about social and cultural groups carefully and without bias. It talks about guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to help journalists use appropriate language when discussing minority groups. However, these guidelines are not legally binding. The document also discusses how journalists should consider alternative readings of their stories by different audience groups based on their backgrounds. An example is provided of a Daily Mail headline that inappropriately blames Muslims for bringing ebola to the UK.
The document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists must write about minority groups carefully and without bias to accurately represent them. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has created guidelines for journalists to use non-biased language when writing about minority groups. While these guidelines are not legally binding, they aim to prevent stereotypes and help journalists differentiate facts from opinions.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and ethics guidelines help ensure responsible and unbiased reporting.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and conscience clause protect journalists' right to refuse assignments that violate their ethics without facing repercussions.
The document discusses ethical guidelines and considerations for journalists when writing about different groups of people. It notes that the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has developed guidance sheets on topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, and others to help journalists avoid biased or discriminatory representations. Journalists are advised to have social and cultural awareness and consider how their words could influence readers' views. They should not portray groups in a biased way. The NUJ also has a code of practice and hotline journalists can use as a resource. Overall, the document stresses the importance of journalists representing diverse groups of people accurately, fairly and without discrimination.
The document discusses guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for writing about different groups of people in an ethical manner. The NUJ has prepared guidance sheets covering topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, disability, and more to help journalists avoid biased or discriminatory representations. It is important for journalists to have social and cultural awareness and not portray groups in a negative light. The NUJ also has a code of practice with 12 rules for journalists to produce accurate, fair, and non-discriminatory material.
The document summarizes various guidelines and ethical standards for journalists as outlined by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It discusses principles like accuracy, truthfulness, fairness, privacy, and public interest. The NUJ expects journalists to uphold media freedom, avoid discrimination, correct inaccuracies, and get consent when interviewing children. Photographing people without permission or intruding on private grief would violate codes of ethics. Overall, the document outlines best practices for journalists to follow to produce credible, balanced and ethical reporting.
The document discusses the responsibilities of journalists to report truthfully and avoid bias when writing about sensitive groups. It notes that journalists have social, legal and ethical obligations to represent groups accurately and not in a way that promotes hatred or discrimination. The National Union of Journalists has established guidelines for journalists to follow regarding topics like race, immigration and disability to encourage sensitive writing. However, some headlines still exaggerate or make biased claims that could negatively influence readers' perceptions of certain groups. The document emphasizes that journalists must consider the tone, language and connotations used when discussing sensitive topics.
The document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists often write about groups they may not be familiar with, so it is important they do not create biased representations. The National Union of Journalists has prepared ethical guidelines for journalists covering topics like terrorism, race, disability, and others. Journalists must consider how their writing may influence readers' perceptions of different groups.
The document discusses whether factual writing should include bias. It argues that bias is sometimes acceptable and necessary in factual writing, such as in newspaper columns where readers expect the columnist's opinion. However, for straight news articles that are meant to just present the facts, bias should be avoided. The writer believes factual writing on most topics should include perspectives from all sides of an issue to allow readers to form their own opinions, rather than pushing one biased view. While some bias cannot always be avoided, factual pieces should generally strive for an impartial presentation of information and sources from different perspectives.
Journalists have a responsibility to consider the social and cultural impact of their work. The National Union of Journalists provides guidelines to help journalists meet their ethical obligations. These guidelines cover topics like race, asylum, and disability and provide direction on balanced and sensitive reporting. If journalists fail to follow the guidelines, they could lose privileges from the union.
Journalists must be careful when writing about certain groups to avoid bias and misrepresentation. Guidelines from the National Union of Journalists aim to promote ethical, accurate and unbiased writing about sensitive topics. However, some journalists still publish exaggerated or one-sided stories that could increase hatred toward groups. The language used and connotations of words must also be considered to avoid offense or unfair representation.
Journalists must write objectively and without bias to maintain credibility. When writing about groups, they should avoid exaggeration and consider alternative perspectives to portray topics sensitively. Guidelines encourage accurate, balanced coverage but some headlines still promote hatred. Language use and word connotations also influence reader interpretation.
The document discusses whether factual writing should contain bias. It defines bias as an inclination or prejudice for or against a person or group. Bias can be bad in factual writing like newspapers if they cherry-pick information to paint people or ideas in a certain light for ideological reasons. However, bias may be acceptable for entertainment purposes like fanzines where the goal is to portray a franchise in a positive light rather than provide neutral information. Overall, the document argues that whether a work should be biased depends on its purpose - bias is inappropriate for informational media but can be suitable for entertainment.
This double page spread features a large image of the boy band Union J grabbing a rope across both pages. A smaller image of the competing boy band District 3 is in the corner. The images show the rivalry between the bands. Bright colors and captions provide facts about the members to engage young female readers. The headline "BATTLE OF THE FITTEST" promotes the competition between the bands. The interview format with colored text breaks up the content for easy reading. The goal is to increase the bands' fan bases and discussions among the teenage target audience.
This double page spread from Top of the Pops magazine features a large image of the boy band Union J tugging on a rope against another band, District 3. Smaller images and fact boxes provide details about both bands. The headline "BATTLE OF THE FITTEST" draws attention to the rivalry between the bands. Through these visual elements and an interview format, the article aims to attract young female readers by highlighting the competition between the attractive boy bands and allowing readers to learn about and choose sides.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and ethics guidelines help ensure responsible and unbiased reporting.
The document discusses the guidelines released by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for their members to follow in order to meet their social and ethical responsibilities. The NUJ guidelines cover sensitive topics like terrorism, race, asylum, and immigration to help journalists represent various groups accurately and avoid negative stereotyping. Journalists who repeatedly fail to follow the NUJ guidelines risk being removed from the union and losing its legal and resources support.
The document discusses guidelines for responsible journalism according to the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It provides guidance on writing about different groups in a fair and unbiased manner to avoid offending readers or negatively portraying people. Journalists are advised to consider social and cultural backgrounds when writing about those with different experiences. The NUJ code of conduct consists of 12 guidelines including fact-checking, avoiding intrusion into private lives, and not producing discriminatory material. Journalists are also advised to consider alternative perspectives and ensure their work is objective, accurate, truthful and fair to maintain credibility.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is the largest union for journalists in the world. It was founded in 1907 and represents journalists across various media. The NUJ protects media freedom and promotes professional standards and ethics for journalists. It has established principles that journalists should uphold, including defending freedom of expression, ensuring accuracy and fairness, avoiding harm, and protecting confidential sources.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union founded in 1907 that represents over 38,000 members. It aims to promote ethical journalism and protect media freedom. The NUJ provides guidelines for journalists on topics like terrorism, race, and disability. It also offers an ethics hotline for journalists to seek advice. The union supports journalists who uphold the NUJ code of conduct.
Factual writing, such as news stories, should be unbiased and allow readers to form their own opinions based on presented facts. However, journalists can unintentionally shape reader opinions through the selection and emphasis of certain details that support one side over others. When reporting on sensitive issues, this unintentional bias can negatively impact societal attitudes and potentially increase discrimination or attacks. While complete objectivity is difficult, factual writing works best when it explains events chronologically without influencing readers through personal views, especially on issues where public opinion could have serious consequences. Minor stories may include a journalist's opinion if clearly labeled and not presented as a call to action.
Factual writing, such as news stories, should be unbiased and allow readers to form their own opinions based on presented facts. However, journalists can unintentionally shape reader opinions through the selection and emphasis of certain details that support one side over others. When reporting on sensitive issues, this unintentional bias can negatively impact societal attitudes and potentially increase discrimination or attacks. While opinions should not influence factual reporting, presenting a balanced argument and clearly distinguishing personal views could be acceptable for less serious topics.
1. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines for journalists to follow when writing about sensitive topics to avoid causing offense. This was in response to past misrepresentation of certain groups.
2. The NUJ guidelines cover reporting on topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, and disability. Journalists are expected to present information factually and avoid biased opinions that could upset people.
3. The NUJ also has a code of practice that journalists must follow, including upholding media freedom and accuracy. Members can refuse assignments that breach the code while still having union support.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines to help journalists write appropriately about sensitive topics without causing offense. The NUJ guidelines were developed in response to misrepresentations of certain groups in media. Journalists must follow the NUJ code, which includes 12 rules like ensuring information is accurate, avoiding plagiarism, and not intruding into people's private lives. The guidelines aim to prevent biased or factually incorrect reporting that could sway opinions or upset readers.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines to prevent misrepresentation and ensure factual, unbiased reporting. The NUJ guidelines address sensitive topics like terrorism, race, and disability. Journalists who are NUJ members must follow the guidelines and NUJ code of practice when writing. The code aims to uphold media freedom and prevent harmful, inaccurate, unfair or discriminatory information. It also protects journalists' sources and allows them to refuse assignments that breach the code.
The document discusses several important guidelines for journalists to follow in their writing, including being truthful, accurate, and avoiding bias. It notes that journalists must consider alternative perspectives on issues and avoid misrepresenting or unfairly categorizing groups of people. Guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists aim to promote factual, ethical reporting.
The document discusses the guidelines and rules established by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for ethical reporting. The NUJ created guidelines to address misrepresentations of certain groups and ensure factual, unbiased reporting. The guidelines cover sensitive topics like terrorism, race, and disability and establish 12 rules for journalists regarding issues like privacy, accuracy, discrimination, and conflicts of interest. Journalists must consider how their writing may be interpreted by different audiences and avoid offensive language or generalizations.
The document outlines the responsibilities and obligations of journalists as members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It discusses the importance of representing people and groups accurately and without bias. It also covers issues like privacy, defamation, copyright, and the need for objective, truthful and balanced reporting. The NUJ provides guidelines and support to help journalists uphold high ethical standards in their work.
The document discusses the responsibilities of journalists to report truthfully and avoid bias when writing about sensitive groups. It notes that journalists have social, legal and ethical obligations to represent groups accurately and not in a way that promotes hatred or discrimination. The National Union of Journalists has established guidelines for journalists to follow regarding topics like race, immigration and disability to encourage sensitive writing. However, some headlines still exaggerate or make biased claims that could negatively influence readers' perceptions of certain groups. The document emphasizes that journalists must consider the tone, language and connotations used when discussing sensitive topics.
The document discusses the importance of social and cultural awareness for journalists. It notes that journalists often write about groups they may not be familiar with, so it is important they do not create biased representations. The National Union of Journalists has prepared ethical guidelines for journalists covering topics like terrorism, race, disability, and others. Journalists must consider how their writing may influence readers' perceptions of different groups.
The document discusses whether factual writing should include bias. It argues that bias is sometimes acceptable and necessary in factual writing, such as in newspaper columns where readers expect the columnist's opinion. However, for straight news articles that are meant to just present the facts, bias should be avoided. The writer believes factual writing on most topics should include perspectives from all sides of an issue to allow readers to form their own opinions, rather than pushing one biased view. While some bias cannot always be avoided, factual pieces should generally strive for an impartial presentation of information and sources from different perspectives.
Journalists have a responsibility to consider the social and cultural impact of their work. The National Union of Journalists provides guidelines to help journalists meet their ethical obligations. These guidelines cover topics like race, asylum, and disability and provide direction on balanced and sensitive reporting. If journalists fail to follow the guidelines, they could lose privileges from the union.
Journalists must be careful when writing about certain groups to avoid bias and misrepresentation. Guidelines from the National Union of Journalists aim to promote ethical, accurate and unbiased writing about sensitive topics. However, some journalists still publish exaggerated or one-sided stories that could increase hatred toward groups. The language used and connotations of words must also be considered to avoid offense or unfair representation.
Journalists must write objectively and without bias to maintain credibility. When writing about groups, they should avoid exaggeration and consider alternative perspectives to portray topics sensitively. Guidelines encourage accurate, balanced coverage but some headlines still promote hatred. Language use and word connotations also influence reader interpretation.
The document discusses whether factual writing should contain bias. It defines bias as an inclination or prejudice for or against a person or group. Bias can be bad in factual writing like newspapers if they cherry-pick information to paint people or ideas in a certain light for ideological reasons. However, bias may be acceptable for entertainment purposes like fanzines where the goal is to portray a franchise in a positive light rather than provide neutral information. Overall, the document argues that whether a work should be biased depends on its purpose - bias is inappropriate for informational media but can be suitable for entertainment.
This double page spread features a large image of the boy band Union J grabbing a rope across both pages. A smaller image of the competing boy band District 3 is in the corner. The images show the rivalry between the bands. Bright colors and captions provide facts about the members to engage young female readers. The headline "BATTLE OF THE FITTEST" promotes the competition between the bands. The interview format with colored text breaks up the content for easy reading. The goal is to increase the bands' fan bases and discussions among the teenage target audience.
This double page spread from Top of the Pops magazine features a large image of the boy band Union J tugging on a rope against another band, District 3. Smaller images and fact boxes provide details about both bands. The headline "BATTLE OF THE FITTEST" draws attention to the rivalry between the bands. Through these visual elements and an interview format, the article aims to attract young female readers by highlighting the competition between the attractive boy bands and allowing readers to learn about and choose sides.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union that represents over 38,000 members, including journalists, photographers, and media workers. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and aims to protect media freedom and promote high professional standards. It provides resources and guidelines for journalists on ethics and represents members across the UK and parts of Europe. The NUJ code of conduct and ethics guidelines help ensure responsible and unbiased reporting.
The document discusses the guidelines released by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for their members to follow in order to meet their social and ethical responsibilities. The NUJ guidelines cover sensitive topics like terrorism, race, asylum, and immigration to help journalists represent various groups accurately and avoid negative stereotyping. Journalists who repeatedly fail to follow the NUJ guidelines risk being removed from the union and losing its legal and resources support.
The document discusses guidelines for responsible journalism according to the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It provides guidance on writing about different groups in a fair and unbiased manner to avoid offending readers or negatively portraying people. Journalists are advised to consider social and cultural backgrounds when writing about those with different experiences. The NUJ code of conduct consists of 12 guidelines including fact-checking, avoiding intrusion into private lives, and not producing discriminatory material. Journalists are also advised to consider alternative perspectives and ensure their work is objective, accurate, truthful and fair to maintain credibility.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is the largest union for journalists in the world. It was founded in 1907 and represents journalists across various media. The NUJ protects media freedom and promotes professional standards and ethics for journalists. It has established principles that journalists should uphold, including defending freedom of expression, ensuring accuracy and fairness, avoiding harm, and protecting confidential sources.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a union founded in 1907 that represents over 38,000 members. It aims to promote ethical journalism and protect media freedom. The NUJ provides guidelines for journalists on topics like terrorism, race, and disability. It also offers an ethics hotline for journalists to seek advice. The union supports journalists who uphold the NUJ code of conduct.
Factual writing, such as news stories, should be unbiased and allow readers to form their own opinions based on presented facts. However, journalists can unintentionally shape reader opinions through the selection and emphasis of certain details that support one side over others. When reporting on sensitive issues, this unintentional bias can negatively impact societal attitudes and potentially increase discrimination or attacks. While complete objectivity is difficult, factual writing works best when it explains events chronologically without influencing readers through personal views, especially on issues where public opinion could have serious consequences. Minor stories may include a journalist's opinion if clearly labeled and not presented as a call to action.
Factual writing, such as news stories, should be unbiased and allow readers to form their own opinions based on presented facts. However, journalists can unintentionally shape reader opinions through the selection and emphasis of certain details that support one side over others. When reporting on sensitive issues, this unintentional bias can negatively impact societal attitudes and potentially increase discrimination or attacks. While opinions should not influence factual reporting, presenting a balanced argument and clearly distinguishing personal views could be acceptable for less serious topics.
1. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines for journalists to follow when writing about sensitive topics to avoid causing offense. This was in response to past misrepresentation of certain groups.
2. The NUJ guidelines cover reporting on topics like terrorism, race, asylum/immigration, and disability. Journalists are expected to present information factually and avoid biased opinions that could upset people.
3. The NUJ also has a code of practice that journalists must follow, including upholding media freedom and accuracy. Members can refuse assignments that breach the code while still having union support.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines to help journalists write appropriately about sensitive topics without causing offense. The NUJ guidelines were developed in response to misrepresentations of certain groups in media. Journalists must follow the NUJ code, which includes 12 rules like ensuring information is accurate, avoiding plagiarism, and not intruding into people's private lives. The guidelines aim to prevent biased or factually incorrect reporting that could sway opinions or upset readers.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) created guidelines to prevent misrepresentation and ensure factual, unbiased reporting. The NUJ guidelines address sensitive topics like terrorism, race, and disability. Journalists who are NUJ members must follow the guidelines and NUJ code of practice when writing. The code aims to uphold media freedom and prevent harmful, inaccurate, unfair or discriminatory information. It also protects journalists' sources and allows them to refuse assignments that breach the code.
The document discusses several important guidelines for journalists to follow in their writing, including being truthful, accurate, and avoiding bias. It notes that journalists must consider alternative perspectives on issues and avoid misrepresenting or unfairly categorizing groups of people. Guidelines created by the National Union of Journalists aim to promote factual, ethical reporting.
The document discusses the guidelines and rules established by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) for ethical reporting. The NUJ created guidelines to address misrepresentations of certain groups and ensure factual, unbiased reporting. The guidelines cover sensitive topics like terrorism, race, and disability and establish 12 rules for journalists regarding issues like privacy, accuracy, discrimination, and conflicts of interest. Journalists must consider how their writing may be interpreted by different audiences and avoid offensive language or generalizations.
The document outlines the responsibilities and obligations of journalists as members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It discusses the importance of representing people and groups accurately and without bias. It also covers issues like privacy, defamation, copyright, and the need for objective, truthful and balanced reporting. The NUJ provides guidelines and support to help journalists uphold high ethical standards in their work.
The document discusses ethical guidelines for journalists produced by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It provides guidance on writing about topics like mental health, suicide, benefits, immigration, and minority groups in a way that avoids harm and discrimination. It emphasizes using respectful language and not defining people by attributes like health conditions. The NUJ aims to promote media freedom, accurate information, and ethical standards among its members.
The document provides guidelines for journalists from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on writing about various topics sensitively and without bias, including:
- Considering how to explain different ethnic/social groups to readers without negative portrayals.
- Guidelines for reporting on issues like race, immigration, and mental health with balance and factual writing.
- The NUJ code of conduct contains 12 guidelines for ethical journalism, including accuracy, protecting sources, avoiding plagiarism.
- The importance of word choice and connotation, using terms that do not marginalize or stereotype.
- The need for alternative readings of topics to avoid dominant cultural beliefs and challenge prevailing views.
- Maintaining credibility by focusing on
The document provides guidelines for journalists around sensitive reporting topics such as race, immigration, and mental health from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It discusses the need for balanced, factual writing that avoids negative bias or judgments. It outlines examples of NUJ guidelines for race reporting, such as only mentioning race if relevant, avoiding offensive terminology, and exercising care around coverage of race relations issues. For immigration reporting, it advises using terms like "immigrant" cautiously and verifying claims from politicians. The document also discusses the NUJ Code of Conduct, which contains 12 guidelines for ethical journalism practices like fact-checking and avoiding conflicts of interest.
The document discusses responsible journalism and codes of conduct for journalists. It covers topics like avoiding discrimination, using appropriate language, being factual and unbiased, protecting privacy, and obtaining consent. Journalists are expected to write accurate and truthful stories that consider all perspectives in a fair and balanced manner without defaming or harassing sources. Various regulatory bodies provide guidelines for journalists to follow regarding issues like privacy, children, and official secrets, though they cannot enforce the codes.
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Journalists must be cautious when writing about social groups they have little experience with and avoid promoting hatred. They have guidelines on reporting sensitively on topics like race, religion and immigration. Words can have negative connotations even if not intended, so journalists must consider how their writing may be interpreted by different readers and present a fair, balanced account to prevent misrepresentation of groups. The NUJ code of conduct provides rules to help avoid discrimination and produce unbiased reporting.
The document discusses responsible journalism and guidelines for journalists from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). It provides guidance on covering topics sensitively such as race, immigration, age, suicide, and disability. The NUJ code of conduct consists of 12 guidelines journalists must follow regarding accuracy, ethics, and avoiding discrimination. Journalists also have a "conscience clause" allowing them to refuse assignments that contradict their ethics. The document stresses the importance of being objective, accurate, truthful, and balancing all perspectives to maintain credibility.
The document discusses responsible journalism and providing unbiased reporting. It emphasizes using respectful language to avoid discrimination or inciting hatred against groups. Journalists should take care to avoid slang terms and unfair labels, and instead use correct terminology when describing people from different backgrounds. All stories should be factually accurate and fairly portray different viewpoints to avoid prejudiced reporting.
This document contains initial ideas and development work for an energy drink brand and packaging design. It includes ideas for four different drink themes based on popular video games: a sports drink theme inspired by Grand Theft Auto, a music festival drink inspired by Call of Duty, a natural drink inspired by Fez, and a protein drink. Color schemes, fonts, and packaging layouts are tested to match each gaming theme. Market research on existing brands is also referenced to inform the design process. The goal is to create a line of energy drinks targeted towards gamers with unique designs drawing inspiration from different video game genres.
This document contains initial ideas and development work for an energy drink brand and packaging design. It includes ideas for four different drink concepts focused on sports, music, natural/eco-friendly ingredients, and protein. It also explores font, color scheme, and packaging designs inspired by popular video games like Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and Fez to appeal to the target gaming audience. Mood boards and mind maps were created to develop themes and aesthetics for the brand identity.
This document discusses different types of photography and their purposes. Advertising and promotional photography aim to sell products and raise awareness, using controlled shoots and post-production editing. Photojournalism documents real events to accompany news stories, but can also manipulate images to influence viewers. Fashion photography sells clothing through idealized images of thin models, often heavily edited. Portraiture captures subjects' emotions and details through posed or candid shots. Architecture photography styles vary from artistic to realistic depending on the intended use of the image.
The document discusses various camera settings and techniques that can be used to manipulate photographs, including:
- Aperture, which controls depth of field and amount of light. A wider aperture means less depth of field and more light.
- Shutter speed, measured in fractions of seconds. A faster shutter speed freezes motion while a slower shutter allows blur.
- ISO, which controls the light sensitivity of the camera sensor. A higher ISO means more noise but allows shooting in darker conditions.
- White balance, which shifts the color tone to compensate for lighting conditions like daylight, shade, or tungsten.
- Editing techniques like dodging and burning, levels, cropping and color adjustments
1. Fashion photography aims to sell and advertise clothes by portraying attractive, slim models wearing the outfits in a very controlled setting with artificial lighting. The goal is to make the clothes look desirable so consumers will want to purchase them.
2. Fashion photography is highly manipulated, with nearly all images edited in some way, such as enhancing skin or changing body shapes. While editing can make photos more aesthetically pleasing, overly thinning models' bodies sets unrealistic standards that can harm self-esteem and mental health.
3. Portraiture captures subjects' emotions, details, and colors in both black and white and color photos. Photographers instruct posed models on facial expressions and positions against plain backgrounds to focus
This document provides initial ideas and development for the design of an advertising campaign and product packaging for an energy drink. It includes four potential energy drink ideas focused on sports, music, being natural/eco-friendly, and protein. It also details the development of font, color scheme, and packaging ideas inspired by video games like Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and Fez. Mockups of potential can designs and branding incorporate pixelated graphics and fonts to match different game aesthetics.
This document provides initial ideas and development for four potential energy drink concepts:
1. A sports drink targeting people who like to exercise aged 30-40 focusing on energy from plants in a bottle with a sports cap.
2. A music-themed drink targeting teens and people aged 16-20s into music in a colorful can.
3. A natural and eco-friendly drink targeting people aged 18-29 in fun packaging focusing on a healthy boost.
4. A protein-focused drink targeting bodybuilders and gym-goers in a familiar protein shake bottle shape with milk-based flavors.
This document discusses several types of audience responses to media:
- Preferred responses occur when the audience agrees with and is willing to change their behavior based on the media.
- Negotiated responses mean the audience understands the message but will not change their behavior.
- Oppositional responses mean the audience does not believe or agree with the message and will ignore it.
- Participatory responses encourage the audience to engage with the media by giving opinions and participating in discussions and voting.
- Cultural competence means tailoring media like advertisements to different cultures' understandings and languages.
- Fan culture refers to passionate fans who form online communities called "fandoms" to discuss their favorite shows, bands, and books.
1) A close-up shot of gamers' intense faces and hands gripping controllers, with the drink can in focus. The text "Stay Wired" hints that the drink provides energy to keep gaming.
2) A split screen shows gamers in intense online battles, with one screen fading to a can of the drink and the text "Fuel Your Game".
3) Esports athletes are shown celebrating a victory, holding up cans of the drink. The text "The Official Drink of Champions" promotes the drink's endorsement of elite gamers.
The strengths of the final images are:
- Clear theme/subject matter - They are all based on The Smiths band which connects them.
- Attention to detail - The rotoscoping is done very neatly which shows skill.
- Variety - Different poses, compositions and styles were explored rather than just repeating one idea.
- Audience focus - Consideration was given to targeting specific demographics like younger fans.
What could be developed if the image was repeated?
Some things that could be further developed if the images were repeated include:
- Additional band members - Adding designs featuring Johnny Marr or Andy Rourke.
- Product options - Creating versions without backgrounds for more printing/color flexibility
The document discusses different types of digital graphics file formats including raster graphics, vector graphics, JPEG, TIFF, PSD, AI, and 3DS.
Raster graphics use pixels and have a fixed resolution, so they can lose quality when resized. Vector graphics use paths and shapes so they maintain quality at different scales but have larger file sizes.
JPEG is best for web use due to its small file size but loses quality with multiple edits. TIFF has better quality than JPEG but much larger file sizes. PSD saves layers and supports transparency but has large file sizes. Vector formats like AI can scale without pixelation but have limited software compatibility. 3DS is used for 3D modeling and animation and has universal viewing but also
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2. Social and cultural awareness
Journalists write about all different kind of stories and all different type of people that have made their stories into the news. When reporting journalists are very aware that
when writing about a social or cultural group, their audience may not have a first hand experience with these people, and the only experience they have had is with
reading about them in the news. So it is important for journalists to write about these groups carefully, using non-connotative and emotive language that will get the
reader to think less of this social or cultural group. They must write about these groups in a non-biased way, so they are represented in the correct light. In the past
and present there are newspapers that have a big interest in making some groups look bad, for example people of different religions that are not Christians, in
particular Muslims. Other groups newspapers like to compile into a bad-light are young adults and teenagers.
The NUJ or the National Unions of Journalists are trying to prevent these assumptions that readers make by creating guidelines that journalists should follow to create a fair
and un-bias story. The NUJ have created a guidance sheet, this helps journalists to use the correct words and language when speaking about a minority group. The
groups include, terrorists, race, immigrants, people with HIV, age of people, people with disabilities and people who commit suicide. A journalist will sign up to be a
part of this union, then be expected to follow these guidelines to create fair and non-bias news. But these guidelines are not legally binding and hold no significant
place in a legal court. NUJ also make it clear that the journalist must differentiate between their opinion and the facts of a story, so there is no confusion or over-
lapping between the two. But these guidelines are not legally binding and hold no significant place in a legal court, the editors code of practice on the other hand, is
regulated to laws and can be binding in the court.
When a journalist enters into the NUJ, they have the backing of the whole union to fight for certain rights, one of the main rights is that the journalist enters the conscience
clause, which is a rule where they refuse to break any of the NUJs codes of practice, so if a journalist has been told by an editor to write an article with the intention
of putting a cultural or minority group in bad light then the journalist can refuse in theory without any fear of repercussion because they have the backing and power
of this union.
The NUJ also have 12 rules that their members are trusted to stick by when writing, the rules include that the article that the journalist is putting their name on contains only
honest, straightforward and open, the article must not invade private lives of the public, must not disrupt grievances and must not add on too distress or stress, the
article must not in anyway have any advertisements in it or endorse any products, and the journalist must avoid plagiarism. The rest of the rules are mainly common
sense and should be obvious to a good human being.
For example this article taken from the daily mail is showing that the words chosen were chosen with intent and care, but not in a good way. The journalist has made sure
they include the word ‘immigration’, ‘bogus’ and ‘foreign’. This then shines a bad light on all foreign people, making out as if they are all one person, rather than
differentiating their identities. This news article makes the reader think all foreign people are bad and capable of doing this sort of thing.
Here another article taken from the daily star is making the reader think in a certain way about a social minority group. Here the journalist has made sure to use the word
‘desperate’, ‘chopping’ and ‘he wanted to become a woman’. Here you can see the journalist is trying to portray this trans-woman as crazy and stupid. It is also
disrespectful mis-gendering her, constantly referring her as a he and writing as if they are not a woman already. It also suggests that gender isn’t flexible and that
gentiles have to match gender, making the reader think this, encouraging their misunderstanding and ignorance about this social minority group.
3. Connotation
In journalism language is the most important thing, and the way journalists manipulate their use or choice of words can
be harmful and misleading. The way something is worded, even the heading of an article, can make a readers
mind up straight away about something. Words have connotations, some stronger than others, but they are still
present, a connotation is where a reader relates a word with another, which can change the whole meaning of an
article, for example some negative connotations are people being described as being on benefits, this makes the
person seem as if they are lazy, leeches on the society and contribute nothing. Another word that has negative
connotations is immigrants, like the word benefits, it relates to being a hindrance to society, scrounging tax payers
money and over-all just being unwanted. These connotations are in place and well known because the papers
have made it that way, repeatedly writing articles focusing on the negative side of these subjects. Connotations
can also be used in a positive way, for example if a newspaper labeled someone as confident, then the reader
would think this person is sure of themselves and is an all around good person, but another newspaper could take
this subject from a different angle and label the person egotistical. Another would be youthful, this word seems
angelic and innocent, but taking this from a different angle a newspaper could use the word childlike or young
which implies the person is immature and silly. Connotations are regularly used in journalism when a journalist
want to twist a story to suit them and their views or the views of a newspaper.
An example of the use of connotative language is this article from the daily star. Here the headline is using connotative
language, with the word ‘suicidal’. This is implying that this man is crazy and insane, when he could actually have a
real illness. This also encourages the ignorance of peoples views towards suicide, readers will be reassured on
their view that suicide it is a guilty act. Other words like ‘smashing’ keep repeating the feeling that this man is
violent and insane.
An example of positive connotation is this headline found on the independent news. It is more light-hearted so the
wording is lighter and not as serious. The word ‘hero’ is used to describe a man wearing a t-shirt with a word on it.
This makes the man seem like he is amazing and clever. This will encourage the the reader to believe that this man
is brilliant and that his act was an act of genius.
4. Alternative readings
When journalists write they are writing for a particular newspaper or magazine, this newspaper usually have a target
audience in mind, for example a fashion magazine will be aiming to write for young women. Even though there is a
target audience, this still doesn't mean that someone from a different background will not read this article.
Usually journalists are careful to think about all the different ways other audiences could interoperate it, they
need to be careful this is not in a negative way. Stuart Hall thinks about the audience response literary theory or
reception theory, this focuses on what kind of negotiations the audience have with a piece of writing because of
the way its written and the words that have been chosen. An readers response to an article will depend on their
background and life experiences, so the text might not be inherent to the original meaning to the reader,
depending on their background. Minority groups are the most vulnerable to this, they may have had experiences
that are not widely know and misunderstood, like victims of crime. Or another example is reports on terrorism,
the reports should be fair and balanced, being careful not to blame a whole minority group of people, bunching
the terrorists and muslims into one group, if this is reported in an unbalanced and unfair way, this can lead the
reader to compile an unfair opinion against this minority group. Newspapers often do not follow the rules of
creating a balanced and fair article, but this is mostly done on purpose to fit the target audience, writing in a way
that they enjoy to read, to reassure their views on world issues. When looking a the same stories in different
newspapers there is a big difference in the style that they are reported in.
An example of a news story that reports on a story in a way to please their audience is this headline in the daily mail.
Here the daily mail are probably twisting a headline, to the story where they don’t actually add up. Also the
mention of ‘muslim’ is completely irrelevant and also not true, as spiders cannot be muslim, or and race. Basically
this headline is trying to blame muslims for bringing ebola to the UK. Regular readers of the daily mail will be
happy to read this with someone to blame for a tragedy, especially as it is someone who is not british.
5. Credibility
Credibility
When a journalist writes a story or an article they should write it with the intention of giving out honest and accurate information which is true and can
refer to evidence to support this. If a journalist reports a story which is twisted on purpose then an audience will either believe the story, which can
be dangerous to society, giving them bias and unfair judgments on the people that are being reported on. On the other hand if a journalist continues
to publish stories that are untrue then some of the audience may start to question this, they will question the accuracy and the credibility of the
story, and then this diminishes the trust the readers have with the newspaper, so then the audience will not read this newspaper, and this is bad for
the newspaper company.
For a journalist to write a credible story there are points they must review their work against. These points being, that their writing must be objective, so it
must not be influenced by feelings or opinions it should be not leaning to one side of the story and should report in a fair, un-bias way. The story they
are writing about must be accurate, so that all the facts they report are 100% true. These facts have to be traceable back to the source of the story,
usually by collecting primary data this can ensure that facts are as accurate as possible, and then these facts/evidence must be portrayed in a way
that doesn’t have any alternative readings, or must not be written with connotative words to portray a certain mood about the story. The journalist
must write a story that is truthful, so even if they have collected reliable and accurate evidence, they still have the opportunity to display the story in
a certain light, which would usually be unnecessarily negative. So they must be honest about the article they are writing and include all information
so that it is not one sided and so it is fair. The next thing on the list that journalists should abide by is to make a story fair, so the story must not be
one sided, they must be neutral and in the middle as they are not there to project their own opinions and views on a situation, if they wanted to do
that they should write it on a blog, a newspaper article must be written to tell the readers what is happening, the facts about it and maybe the
public’s opinion. The final thing on the list is similar to the last point that the journalist must write from a balanced point of view, it must be a fair
representation, facts must not picked to suit the journalists own opinion, or just to cause controversy or an argument.
An example of this happening in a news story Farage leads final plea for votes in today's Rochester by-election with two more Tory MPs 'in talks to
defect' if Ukip win. Here in this story The Daily Mail are reporting on UKIP’s progression in politics, here they are shining them in a positive light, not
mentioning any of negative things UKIP stand for, here they tell the reader how good it is that UKIP are. In the headline the journalist mention the
word ‘win’, which gives the feeling that they will win this mini election, so the journalist is being unbalanced in their report and is enhancing this by
using conative language because this newspaper is right winged and will give a bias view.
6. Objective
When journalists are writing articles they must follow certain guidelines so they are impartial, truthful
and unprejudiced, then their writing will be credible and readers will trust it more.
If journalists write for a certain newspaper, the news paper might have an agenda. These journalists
have to abide by this agenda when writing for the newspaper. This means that the article that the
journalists write will not be a fair and balanced view on the story, but it will be heavily influenced
by the newspaper’s agenda. For example, the Sun newspaper has a very right wing influenced
agenda, so this will mean that the journalist that is writing a story will only concentrate on writing
information in this story that compliments the right wing ideas. This kind of information portrayed
is far from the truth of what the actual story could be about, but unfortunately the majority of
mainstream news-media has some sort of leaning to right or left, meaning that this news
information cannot be 100% partial. Newspapers will really enhance the stories that favor their
agenda whilst leaving out stories that do not. When comparing right and left wing, you can see the
difference not only in the types of stories they write, but also the way they present different
stories, where you can see which newspaper is trying to push the information they want out of it
and pretending the other information is not there.
An example of this happening is comparing these two newspapers, the daily mail and the Independent,
here you can see the daily mail giving their preferred wing (right wing) space for a published news
story, and comparing to the Independent, this newspaper also shows its preferred wing (left) by
also publishing a story about a party.
7. Accurate
In order for a journalists work to be credible it must have accurate information to back it up and piece a
story together, for example times and dates must be written to the most accurate degree, so for
example a piece of information that isn't accurate would be, ‘today, yesterday, a few weeks ago’ but
a more accurate recall of the time in the story would be ‘on the 4th of October, at 7:05pm on the
12th of June’. But for these facts to be accurate the information must be right and sourced correctly,
either by finding out yourself or going to a reputable source. Facts cannot be accurate if the source
they have come from is incorrect, or if the journalist has twisted the information they got
themselves.
If false or inaccurate information is published then this can cause undue harm to the people mentioned
in the article, or it could also enhance a person wrongly. If some information that is published
causes harm to a person that it effects them badly they have to right to complain against the
journalist and newspaper. The person complaining used to go to the PCC also known as the press
complaints committee but that was closed and a new body has come forth and taken the
responsibility called Independent Press Standards Organisation or known as IPSO. Telling IPSO
about what has been wrongfully said and how it has effected them in a negative way. IPSO will then
go on to investigate the complaint, looking into the press story, what the seriousness of it was, if it
was intentional and what kind of damage it has caused and if it has breached the journalist’s code
of practice. An example of a reason why someone would complain if the newspaper are wrongfully
accusing someone of a serious crime before a trail has even taken place, e.g. murder, this is
inaccurate information and this accusation would greatly effect someone's life negatively.
8. Truthful
One of the most important thing for a journalist to do is to tell the truth when reporting stories, not twisting
words, only telling one side of the story or leaving some information out, but including everything that is
relevant to the story, and making sure it is the truth and words with connotations do not trick the
audience into believing something that isn't the truth. Writing an article needs to include facts and truth,
which should run into each other as true facts, and making sure nothing has been missed out or twisted. If
a article is changed so much a journalist could be seen as writing fiction, which isn’t their job, to present
fiction as fact. This fiction can produce ethical and legal consequences for the journalist and the journalist
is liable to being sued. But unfortunately these rules of being truthful are bend and broken to the limit,
with there being so many papers there is such fierce competition for the reader to pick up and buy it, and
for the reader to pick it the newspaper must have to most attention grabbing stories, and to make these
stories more interesting journalists will bend truth and facts. The most common fact for a newspaper will
bend is figures and statistics, because they can change them where they still are technically true to suit
the paper, but at the same time misleading. Journalists will twist the truth so much that the story actually
becomes untrue and have no basis in reality.
Here is an example of a news headline that is
twisting statics and facts, and not giving a fair
view on the story, making it seem like all Swiss
people are one collection of people who eat
cats, which obviously has no basis in reality.
9. Fair and balanced
When Journalists are writing articles they should write with an open mind and with the intention to write a
piece that is fair and balanced, one that doesn’t create or encourage any prejudices or discrimination,
especially if that prejudice is racial or sexist. If a journalist is following the NUJ codes of practice then it is
their duty to make sure none of their work could be interpreted in an unfair way, even if this was
unintentional. For a piece of writing to be fair, the story must be balanced, and it will do this by having
both sides of the story being presented in it, in a fair way, so not having just a small section of one side and
the rest the majority of the journalists preferred side, because then they are projecting their own opinion
by only choosing what they want readers to think and conjure up a certain opinion by the information
given falsely as a fair and balanced report when it actually isn’t. Even though journalists are supposed to
write in this way, they don’t and they often only chose information that backs up the way they are writing
and their opinion, even if this does lead to unfair opinions being created. The journalists will use emotive
language that will encourage a view or a side of the story to what suits them the most, putting the stories
that suit the newspapers views at the front to catch the readers attention, so they will buy it because it
also confirms their views about certain subjects. For example this headline is using emotive language like
migration and suggesting that foreign people are coming and filling up the UK. When this is unfair and
unbalanced because there are different reasons why they come here, to work and to visit family, but the
newspaper suggests that they come here to scrounge tax money.
10. Defamation
This is where the media has accused a person of doing something that potentially could ruin their career, but
this accusation isn’t true. This kind of malicious accusation could particularly be framed on celebrities as
they have more of a social status, so this will give the newspaper more sales as the public will be
interested in the headline. But this can come at a price for the newspaper as the damage for the
celebrities is already done and the public have now formed an opinion based upon this false news, so
when the court finds the newspaper guilty of defamation they will charge them to pay compensation to
the celeb or person that has suffered from their lies. Defamation goes against the NUJ code, it goes against
being truthful, fair and accurate which are rules the NUJ, and if the journalist was a part of the NUJ they
would be kicked out.
An example of this happening is the case where the daily mail printed in their paper that Keira Knightley had an
eating disorder and a picture of her sunbathing, the paper made it out like she contributed to the death of
a young girl who had suffered from an eating disorder. "If pictures like this one of Keira carried a health
warning, my darling daughter might have lived”. Keira took this story to court and won her case, being paid
£3,000 in damages and a published apology in the daily mail paper.
11. Copyright
Copyright is to do with the ownership of work, like writing and photography (for newspapers). Journalists must
be careful not to infringe on the copyright laws as they will get into trouble for breaking the law.
Journalists must clearly refer to a piece of work that it is not theirs, and must credit the person who’s work
it is or ask for permission, otherwise this could be interpreted as not crediting them and trying to pass it
off as your own so this would be seen as copyright infringement. Other things that are automatically
covered by copyright are song lyrics, manuscripts, manuals, computer programs, commercial documents,
leaflets, newsletters, articles, plays, dance, photography, painting, sculptures, architecture, technical
drawings/diagrams, maps, logos, typographical arrangement of published editions magazines, video
footage, films, broadcasts and TV programs.
Another thing that can break the copyright law is plagiarism of work, where a journalist may steal a piece of
writing and pass it off as their own purposefully, putting their name under the article, telling everyone this
piece is theirs
An example of a copyright infringement case is, a journalist Fareed Zakaria was promptly suspended from Time
Magazine and CNN in 2012 when he used a paragraph from a New Yorker article for a column he wrote in
Time. The organizations investigated his work and reinstated him. He called what happened “a terrible
mistake”. So he stole a paragraph from a journalist and included it in his own piece, trying to pass it off as
his own writing.
12. Children and young persons
The rules about presenting children in news stories is very clear and strict, this is also legally binding because it
is an editors code of practice, so cases can be taken to court if a journalist breaks this rule. The rules
clearly state that no child under the age of 16 must be interviewed or approached on issues involving their
welfare unless their parent or consenting adult allows them to. Children must not be disrupted and must
be allowed to continue as normal with school and children or parents must not be paid for material that
involves them, unless it is in 100% in the child’s interest. Journalists must be very careful when writing
articles on stories more so than adults as they are more vulnerable and cannot defend themselves.
13. Confidentiality
Journalists do not get to choose what they write their story about, so there is a high chance of them having to
speak to people who have broken the law. Journalists have a legal obligation to keep this information a
secret from the police or any other people. The editors code of practice states that journalists have a
moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information, so if they don’t tell anyone about the
person who admitted to breaking the law then there will be no re-percussions as they have this
protection, that is legally binding. In their stories/articles journalists will also have the right to protects
people’s identities, so that in a story they can use a fake name or no name at all. This is put in place so
newspapers can collect information about stories with people who want to contribute without fear of
being stitched up or snitched on. If this wasn’t in place then there would be no stories
14. The official secrets act.
This is a law that protects the country and states secrets, along with people in the
government and national security. When someone is employed in a job that
requires them to have knowledge of government secrets they are forced to sign
the secrets act, stating that they will break the law if they tell anyone of these
secrets. The people who are in charge of secrets also have a right to break
confidentiality binds between other professions, for example journalists, if a
journalist is dealing with a person and the secret state think there is a threat to the
government then they will force the journalist to tell the state all of the
information they know. A lot of different countries have different secrets acts.
15. Ethical responsibilities
When a journalists or editor writes an article there are simple codes of practice they have to follow, they are
guidelines that are standards set where they have to look up to them, especially when things don’t go
according to plan, for example when a person decides to sue about a story they have written. But the
codes of practice are self-regulated, so a separate body doesn’t regulate religiously, but in recent cases
journalists and editors have been found out to be breaking the codes of practice consistently. The codes of
practice consist of rules like accuracy, privacy, extra caution around children and discrimination to name a
few. With the code of practice there can be exceptions in cases, where the public interest is at heart in
some cases the case must be prioritized, in cases like where the child is under 16 years old, then the
editors must demonstrate this exception
16. Privacy.
Everyone is entitled to a private health, home and family life without any fear of
intrusion. Unfortunately in practice journalists may not pay as close attention the
codes of practice as they should and a person’s privacy could be disrupted, and
this is acceptable if the editor can prove that this intrusion is in the interest of the
public. There is a fine line between a story in the publics interest and the story for
the interest in the public. An example of public interest being broken was in 2001
when the News of the World newspaper got caught out of their phone hacking
scandal where news editors had been listening to high profile people’s private
conversations to create news. Another example of these privacy boundaries being
crossed was in 2012 when the Duchess of Cambridge was forced to announce her
pregnancy earlier than she wanted to because of a radio prank hoax that
backfired. When the press cross the boundaries of the public interest this can
wreck with innocent people’s lives and make them feel as if they have no rights.
17. Intrusion
The NUJ say that a journalist must not intrude on another persons grief or shock, in
cases of murder victim’s family, rape victims, assault victims. Anyone who has
suffered from their experience. Journalists need to approach these situations
carefully and with sensitivity. The NUJ codes cover this and means that the
journalist must do nothing to invade anyone’s private life, their grievances or to
distress them at any point. This rule can only be overridden if the need of the
public interest prioritizes the un-disturbance of the person. The public interest
would be anything that the newspaper feels the public need to be aware of like
threats and danger, within reason. For example there is a case where in 2007
where the daily mirror had to apologise for taking a picture of Kate Middleton
walking down the street and publishing it, this was later filed as a harassment
claim.
18. Harassment
Harassment is very similar to intrusion, the difference is harassment happens in
someone's day to day life and not when the person is vulnerable. The NUJ is very
clear about harassment, where journalists must not harass, intimidate or pursuit
people. If asked to stop, a journalist or photograph must stop what they are doing
so that the person doesn’t feel uncomfortable. For this there is also a exception of
the public interest demands this then journalists can continue to harass the person
as it is not classed as harassment in this kind of situation. An example of this was
where a journalist was handed a harassment notice from the police when the
journalist tried to question a convicted fraudster.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10741210/Police-issue-
journalist-with-harassment-notice-for-trying-to-question-convicted-fraudster.html