Original scientific paper

Violence of Media: Cynicism of Self-regulation

Ivica Šola ; Department of Cultural Studies, University of Osijek
Andreja Čičak ; Department of Cultural Studies, University of Osijek

Abstract

The aim of the research is to see to which extent a particular
medium adheres to the ethical rules and standards set by the
medium itself. We are dealing with the subject analyzing The
Croatian Journalists’ Code of Honour and The Code of Ethics of the
daily newspaper Jutarnji list. The research indicates that violence
in media and its presentation is at the same time the violence of
media towards the persons involved in the tragic events, as well
as the violence towards the public in terms of over-emphasizing
and spreading moral panic, wherein the proclaimed self-regulation
in the form of ethics codes is shown as cynicism. Although these
two codes are very similar, the differences between them do exist.
Namely, the code of ethics of the Europapress Holding media
company gives much more freedom to its journalists than the HND
code of ethics, and also allows exceptions to the rule, whereby the
same exceptions are converted into rules.

Keywords

Code; violation; violence; moral panic; moral entrepreneurship

Hrčak ID:

100036

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/100036

Publication date:

12.4.2013.

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