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The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect
Deep Insights
New York: Three Rivers Press, completely upd. and revised ed. (2021), xxx, 397 pp.
"In their book The Elements of Journalism, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel identify the essential principles and practices of journalism. Here are 10 elements common to good journalism, drawn from the book: Journalism's first obligation is to the truth; journalism's first loyalty is to citizens; the
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How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An Ethical Storytelling Handbook
Key Guides
Africa No Filter (2021), 31 pp.
"Storytelling is the most powerful way for donor and non-governmental organisations to convey their work because stories allow audiences to connect on both intellectual and emotional levels. However, much of the storytelling about development work in Africa is unethical and perpetuates harmful and s
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Pathways to Operationalize Media Self-Regulation in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa: MERSA Media Institute (2021), 60 pp.
Liberté, droit et responsabilité médiatiques: Trois piliers de la pratique du journalisme en contexte congolais
Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 201 pp.
"Le journalisme congolais se pratique dans un contexte délicat qui allie la liberté d’informer, les contraintes qu’appelle le respect des lois et règlements ainsi qu’une véritable prise de conscience de la responsabilité des acteurs et des instances médiatiques. C’est pourquoi la prati
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The Ethics of Transparency: A Review of Corrections Language in International Journalistic Codes of Ethics
Journal of Media Ethics, volume 36, issue 2 (2021), pp. 97-110
"Journalistic codes of ethics (N = 88) from 55 countries were analyzed for their discussions of errors and corrections. The sample includes codes from press councils, broadcast media outlets, newspapers, digital media outlets, radio stations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Overall, the co
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The Ethics of Engagement: Media, Conflict and Democracy in Africa
New York: Oxford University Press (2021), 216 pp.
"This book discusses the relationship between media, conflict and democratisation in Africa from the perspective of media ethics. Despite the commonly held view that conflict is a destructive political force that can destabilize democracies, the argument in this book is that while many conflicts can
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Media Accountability in the MENA Region: Pilot Study
Dortmund: Erich-Brost-Institut (2021), 173 pp.
"This study focuses on researching applied media accountability instruments in existing institutions in the MENA region, including press councils, trade journals, ethic codes, newsroom blogs, ombudspeople in newsrooms, ethic codes of specific media outlets, media observatories as well as the social
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Media Accountability in Africa: A Study of Policies and Practices at Two Newsrooms in Kenya
Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 47, issue 1 (2021), pp. 42-59
"Media accountability has attracted the interest of journalism scholars, media managers and policy makers as the debate grows on how to ensure a free and accountable media. However, media accountability is rarely studied beyond the theoretical and academic debate, especially in many parts of Africa.
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Nigeria: Democratic press, authoritarian government?
"The Nigerian media scene is notably vibrant, which can be perceived as a democratization of communication and liberalization of the press where anyone with the means to own a media establishment can do so. Thus, the challenge with the Nigerian media is no longer the issue of access but, rather, tha
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Ethics of Image Journalism
Internews (2021), 9 pp.
"For photo and video journalists, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised difficult questions regarding how they show the grief of the victims and survivors, and the courage of medical workers to illustrate their stories and show the deadly impact of the virus, without exploiting grief and without insertin
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Code of Practice
Brussels: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2021), 3 pp.
"This Code of Practice serves as a statement that GFMD members are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, governance, financial transparency and accountability while furthering the GFMD’s mission. Adopting and adhering to this Code of Practice serves as an ethical charter for
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Visual Ethics: A Guide for Photographers, Journalists, and Media Makers
New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2021), xx, 226 pp.
"The book covers the definitions and uses of six philosophies, analytical methods, cultural awareness, visual reporting, documentary, citizen journalists, advertising, public relations, typography, graphic design, data visualizations, cartoons, motion pictures, television, computers and the web, aug
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Handbook of Global Media Ethics
Cham: Springer (2021), xxxii, 1460 pp.
"The first handbook on global media ethics; provides a valuable resource for teaching media ethics in a global era; addresses all major approaches to global media ethics; contains contributions by leading, internationally recognized authors in the field of media ethics." (Publisher description)
YouTube Regrets: A Crowdsourced Investigation Into YouTube's Recommendation Algorithm
Mozilla (2021), 39 pp.
"YouTube is the second-most visited website in the world, and its algorithm drives 70% of watch time on the platform—an estimated 700 million hours every single day. For years, that recommendation algorithm has helped spread health misinformation, political disinformation, hateful diatribes, and o
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Guidance on Reporting Suicide for Broadcast Media
Samaritans (2020), 3 pp.
Trauma Reporting: A Journalist's Guide to Covering Sensitive Stories
Key Guides
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xii, 205 pp.
Trauma Reporting provides vital information on developing a healthy, professional and respectful relationship with those who choose to tell their stories during times of trauma, distress or grief. Amid a growing demand and need for guidance, this fascinating book is refreshingly simple, engaging and
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The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics
New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2020), xv, 534 pp.
"This fully updated second edition of the popular handbook provides an exploration of thinking on media ethics, bringing together the intellectual history of global mass media ethics over the past 40 years, summarising existing research and setting future agenda grounded in philosophy and social sci
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