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An assessment of Journalists’ Compliance to the Ethical Precepts of Objectivity and Balance in Reporting the 2023 General Election: A Study of Journalists in Imo State
Kizito Nzube Alaekwe
; Imo State University, Department of Mass Communication
Alexander Chima Onyebuchi
orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-4541
; Imo State University, Department of Mass Communication
Philomena Effiong Umoren
; Akwa Ibom State University, Department of Mass Communication
Fabian Okalla
; Imo State University, Department of Mass Communication
Nkemdirim Marypeace Idih
; Imo State University, Department of Mass Communication
Etumnu Emeka Williams
orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-117X
; Imo State University, Department of Mass Communication
Sažetak
Imo State journalists’ adherence to the moral standards of impartiality and balance in their reporting on the general election of 2023 was evaluated by the study. The deontological theory
of ethics and the social responsibility theory served as the foundation of the study. The survey
was used as the design. Using a questionnaire as the data collecting tool, 200 journalists who
are based in Imo State were sampled according to the census principle. Findings showed
that Imo State journalists have a very high level of understanding of the ethical principles of
objectivity and balance in news reporting, with an average score of 3.6 (N=196). The extent
of compliance to the ethical precepts of objectivity and balance in the 2023 general election
reportage by the journalists was low at an average mean of 2.7 (N=196). In line with the findings, recommendations were made.
Ključne riječi
Election, ethical precepts, journalism, news reportage, objectivity, balance
Hrčak ID:
318028
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Datum izdavanja:
18.6.2024.
Posjeta: 350 *