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De journalistiek en het vraagstuk van de morele keuze

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Abstract

The journalistic profession is challenged by the necessity of moral choice almost daily. The common methods of moral decision making do not provide adequate guidance. Journalistic professional codes are unhelpful in the resolution of moral choices. The core question is how a due process of editorial decision making can be designed. This calls for the exercise of a regular and systematic ‘ethical dialogue’. A due and transparent process of editorial choice is likely to provide protection against interference with journalistic independence. This presumes, however, that media owners and managers allow their staffs adequate space for critical ethical reflection.

How to Cite:

Hamelink, C. J., (1997) “De journalistiek en het vraagstuk van de morele keuze”, Communicatie: tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap en mediacultuur 26(1), 3–18. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/communicatie.91365