Journalism Ethics

What is ethics?

• rules of behavior for gathering information for news; making sure you do not cause harm in the profession of journalism

• rules of behavior based on ideas on what is morally good and bad

• the activity or profession of gathering information and preparing it for publication in newspapers, magazines, or broadcast

• the golden rule

What is journalism?

• rules of behavior for gathering information for news; making sure you do not cause harm in the profession of journalism

• rules of behavior based on ideas on what is morally good and bad

• the activity or profession of gathering information and preparing it for publication in newspapers, magazines, or broadcast

• the golden rule

What is journalism ethics?

• rules of behavior for gathering information for news; making sure you do not cause harm in the profession of journalism

• rules of behavior based on ideas on what is morally good and bad

• the activity or profession of gathering information and preparing it for publication in newspapers, magazines, or broadcast

• the golden rule

Even if I can't give a reason why I am publishing something, it's okay to go ahead and publish it.

• True

• False

I should check everything I report to make sure it is accurate and not exaggerated.

• True

• False

How I would want someone to write about me doesn't matter; I should write stories without thinking about the people in the story.

• True

• False

There are at least two sides to every story, and it is my job as a reporter to gather as much information as I can.

• True

• False

Most viewers/audience members are uninformed about the news and don't care about it, so I should lower my expectations for reporting on things.

• True

• False

Most of the people in my stories are ignorant about the news and don't care about it, so I shouldn't care about how I write about them.

• True

• False

I don't need to separate and clearly label news and opinion. It's up to the viewer/audience to figure out if my reporting is news or opinion.

• True

• False