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Self-regulation of the Journalism Profession on a Fundamental Level
Đorđe Obradović
; Sveučilište u Dubrovniku
Sažetak
The need for self-regulation on the national level for the journalism profession
is indisputable because, by it, the responsibility for ethics of publications is placed on the
profession and different forms of censure and legal proceedings, including
imprisonment, are prevented. Such an approach already exists and functions well in
many democratic developed countries, especially in the countries of Northern Europe,
and transitional countries should adopt this approach as well. However, self-regulation
on the national level cannot be sufficient, except in limited numbers of extreme cases,
because any form of it, such as the Council for Medias and other similar solutions, can
neither monitor everything that medias publish, nor influence the advancement of
ethical best practices in publications,. Therefore, self-regulation of the journalism
profession on the fundamental level is necessary for all types of media, regardless if it is
globally accessible new medias, national, regional or local medias. The government
should legally mandate it, so that media outlets are forced to comply and commissioners
for ethics would implement it in all medias, among journalists and editors with analytic
but preventive, educational tasks.
Ključne riječi
Journalism; Ethics; Self-regulation; Medias; Commissioners for Ethics
Hrčak ID:
44553
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2009.
Posjeta: 2.326 *