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> Though the rule was far from universally respected, 20th century journalism's code of ethics prohibited financial considerations from influencing news coverag

> Though the rule was far from universally respected, 20th century journalism's code of ethics prohibited financial considerations from influencing news coverage. This is a fairytale. Chomsky and Herman wrote Manufacturing Consent 30 years ago where they popped that bubble.

B1FF_PSUVM 8y ago
If you think about it for a bit, the whole Western perspective has been moulded by merchants' advertising for a few centuries now - say since the Gutenberg press was used for non-sacred texts ...
PavlovsCat 8y ago
What bubble? That the various codes of ethics state what they state, even though they were "far from" being universally respected (which means it was often broken)? You're just confirming that they weren't universally respected. But that doesn't change the various codes of ethics themselves, e.g. from https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp Journalists should: – Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts. – Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and avoid political and other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility. – Be wary of sources offering information for favors or money; do not pay for access to news. Identify content provided by outside sources, whether paid or not. – Deny favored treatment to advertisers, donors or any other special interests, and resist internal and external pressure to influence coverage. – Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two. Prominently label sponsored content. Meanwhile, "new media" don't even have that ethos in paper, with or without "teeth", you might say there are no principles being broken because there are no principles.

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> Though the rule was far from universally respected, 20th century journalism's code of ethics prohibited financial considerations from influencing news coverag

by mandelken 8y ago

B1FF_PSUVM 8y ago
If you think about it for a bit, the whole Western perspective has been moulded by merchants' advertising for a few centuries now - say since the Gutenberg press was used for non-sacred texts ...
PavlovsCat 8y ago
What bubble? That the various codes of ethics state what they state, even though they were "far from" being universally respected (which means it was often broken)? You're just confirming that they weren't universally respected. But that doesn't change the various codes of ethics themselves, e.g. from https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp Journalists should: – Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts. – Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and avoid political and other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility. – Be wary of sources offering information for favors or money; do not pay for access to news. Identify content provided by outside sources, whether paid or not. – Deny favored treatment to advertisers, donors or any other special interests, and resist internal and external pressure to influence coverage. – Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two. Prominently label sponsored content. Meanwhile, "new media" don't even have that ethos in paper, with or without "teeth", you might say there are no principles being broken because there are no principles.