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| '''Journalism scandals''' are high-profile incidents or acts, whether intentional or accidental, that run contrary to the generally accepted ], or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of ]: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly. | |||
| '''Journalism scandals''' are high-profile incidents or acts, whether intentional or accidental, that run contrary to the generally accepted ], or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of ]: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vishwendra |first=Mr Anant Chauhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UoZCEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Journalism+scandals%22+%22mission+of+journalism%22&pg=PA125 |title=Global Trends in Media and Communications |date=2021-09-11 |publisher=K.K. Publications |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| As the investigative and reporting face of the media, ]s are usually required to follow various ]. These may be written and codified, or customary expectations. Typical standards include references to ], avoiding ], demonstrating ], striking an appropriate balance between ] and ], shunning financial or romantic<ref>{{cite news |last1=JOE POMPEO |title="EVERY BONE IN MY BODY WANTS TO DEFEND ALI WATKINS": SEX, PRESS FREEDOM, AND THE COMPLICATED CASE OF A TIMES REPORTER |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/sex-press-freedom-and-the-complicated-case-of-a-times-reporter |access-date=6 July 2018 |work=] |date=28 June 2018 |quote=taff members who develop close relationships with people who might figure in coverage they provide, edit, package, or supervise must disclose those relationships to the standards editor, the associate managing editor for news administration, or the deputy editorial page editor. In some cases, no further action may be needed. But in other instances staff members may have to recuse themselves from certain coverage. And in still other cases, assignments may have to be modified or beats changed. In a few instances, a staff member may have to move to a different department—from business and financial news, say, to the culture desk—to avoid the appearance of conflict.}}</ref> ], and choosing ethical means to obtain information. Penalties may vary, but have been known to include re-assignment to other jobs in the same company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elahe Izadi |last2=Paul Farhi |title=The New York Times could not verify ISIS claims in its 'Caliphate' podcast. Now it's returning a prestigious award. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/caliphate-review-new-york-times-rukmini-callimachi-podcast-error/2020/12/18/059eb11a-413f-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html |access-date=8 January 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=18 December 2020 |quote=Like Callimachi, other Times journalists have been reassigned, rather than fired, when their work or conduct has been called into question. Deputy editorial page editor James Dao was reassigned in the wake of the uproar over publication of Cotton’s op-ed, as was Glenn Thrush, a former Times White House reporter who was taken off the beat in 2017 after allegations of misconduct arose when he was employed by Politico. Ali Watkins, who covered national security for the Times, was given a new assignment in 2018 after she disclosed that she had had a romantic relationship with a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer with access to sensitive intelligence data. }}</ref> | |||
| ==Journalistic scandal== | |||
| Journalistic scandals are public ]s arising from incidents where in the eyes of some party, these standards were significantly breached. In most journalistic scandals, deliberate or accidental acts take place that run contrary to the generally accepted ], or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of ]: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly. | |||
| As the investigative and reporting face of the media, ]s are usually required to follow various ]. These may be written and codified, or customary expectations. Typical standards include references to ], ], ], an appropriate balance between ] and ], financially motivated writing, and the means used to obtain information which may be legitimate or criminal. | |||
| ==Common characteristics== | |||
| Journalistic scandals are public ]s arising from incidents where in the eyes of some party, these standards were significantly breached. In most journalistic scandals, deliberate or accidental acts take place that run contrary to the generally accepted ], or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of ]: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly. | |||
| Journalistic scandals include: ], ], and ] of information; activities that violate the law, or violate ethical rules; the altering or staging of an event being documented; or making substantial reporting or researching errors with the results leading to ]ous or defamatory statements. | |||
| All journalistic scandals have the common factor that they call into question the integrity and truthfulness of ]. These scandals shift public focus and scrutiny onto the media itself. | |||
| ===Common characteristics=== | |||
| Because credibility is journalism's main currency, many news agencies and ] outlets have ] and enforce them, and use several layers of editorial oversight to catch problems before stories are distributed. | |||
| Journalistic scandals include: ], ], and ] of information; activities that violate the law, or violate ethical rules; the altering or staging of an event being documented; or making substantial reporting or researching errors with the results leading to ]ous or defamatory statements. | |||
| However, in some cases, investigations later found that long-established journalistic ] in the newsrooms failed. In some cases, senior editors fail to catch bias, libel, or fabrication inserted into a story by a reporter. In other cases, the checks and balances were omitted in the rush to get an important, 'breaking' news story to press (or on air). Furthermore, in many libel and defamation cases, the publication would have had full support of editorial oversight in case of yellow journalism. | |||
| All journalistic scandals have the common factor that they call into question the integrity and truthfulness of ]. These scandals shift public focus and scrutiny onto the media itself. | |||
| Because credibility is journalism's main currency, many news agencies and ] outlets have ] and enforce them, and use several layers of editorial oversight to catch problems before stories are distributed. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| However, in many of the cases listed below, investigations later found that long-established journalistic ] in the newsrooms failed. In some cases, senior editors fail to catch bias, libel, or fabrication inserted into a story by a reporter. In other cases, the checks and balances were omitted in the rush to get an important, 'breaking' news story to press (or on air). | |||
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| ===Scandal creation=== | |||
| In some sectors of the media, scandal is used deliberately, as a marketing tool, or a means to further a political or other goal. | |||
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| ==The journalistic climate== | |||
| ===Journalistic working methods and scandal=== | |||
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| ==Impact and response== | |||
| ===The changing face of scandal over time=== | |||
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| ===Impact of journalistic scandals on society=== | |||
| ===Responses=== | |||
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| ==The impact of the individual as reporter== | |||
| ===The information era=== | |||
| Historically, news was for the most part in the hands of ]s, who sourced, edited, managed and distributed journalistic writings. In the last years of the ] and the start of the ], this model came under challenge from ]-mediated reporting and journalism. Commonly called ], this was the use of the Internet for social interaction, including ]ging - the keeping of web journals, first in text and later in ] formats with images and video. Blog uses included advocacy, journalistic and investigative work as well as personal diarizing, and harnessed the ability of the internet to make information instantly available to millions around the world, with low barriers to distribution and reception. | |||
| One of the earliest major impacts of blogging was felt in 2002, when comments suggestive of ] by ] ] were reported and reinforced by documents and recorded interviews dug up by bloggers. (See ]'s '']''.) Though Lott's comments were made at a public event attended by the media, no major media organizations reported on his controversial comments until after blogs broke the story, with Lott eventually forced to step down as majority leader. | |||
| Since 2002, blogs have gained increasing notice and coverage for their role in breaking, shaping, and ] ] stories. The ] saw bloggers taking measured and passionate points of view that go beyond the traditional ] divide of the ]. Blogging by established politicians and political candidates, to express opinions on war and other issues, cemented blogs' role as a news source. (See ] and ].) Meanwhile, an increasing number of experts blogged, making blogs a source of in-depth analysis. (See Daniel Drezner and ].) Blogs were also created by soldiers serving in the Iraq war. Such "]s" gave readers new perspectives on the realities of war, as well as often offering different viewpoints from those of official news sources. It also gave obscure news sources a way to reach the public - for example, bloggers posted links to traffic cameras in Madrid as a huge anti-terrorism demonstration filled the streets in the wake of the ]. | |||
| ===Impact of the information era and citizen-reporters on journalistic scandal=== | |||
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| == National perspectives and overview by country== | |||
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| ===United States=== | |||
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Journalism scandals are high-profile incidents or acts, whether intentional or accidental, that run contrary to the generally accepted ethics and standards of journalism, or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of journalism: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly.
As the investigative and reporting face of the media, journalists are usually required to follow various journalistic standards. These may be written and codified, or customary expectations. Typical standards include references to honesty, avoiding journalistic bias, demonstrating responsibility, striking an appropriate balance between privacy and public interest, shunning financial or romantic conflict of interest, and choosing ethical means to obtain information. Penalties may vary, but have been known to include re-assignment to other jobs in the same company.
Journalistic scandals are public scandals arising from incidents where in the eyes of some party, these standards were significantly breached. In most journalistic scandals, deliberate or accidental acts take place that run contrary to the generally accepted ethics and standards of journalism, or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of journalism: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly.
Common characteristics
Journalistic scandals include: plagiarism, fabrication, and omission of information; activities that violate the law, or violate ethical rules; the altering or staging of an event being documented; or making substantial reporting or researching errors with the results leading to libelous or defamatory statements.
All journalistic scandals have the common factor that they call into question the integrity and truthfulness of journalism. These scandals shift public focus and scrutiny onto the media itself. Because credibility is journalism's main currency, many news agencies and mass media outlets have strict codes of conduct and enforce them, and use several layers of editorial oversight to catch problems before stories are distributed.
However, in some cases, investigations later found that long-established journalistic checks and balances in the newsrooms failed. In some cases, senior editors fail to catch bias, libel, or fabrication inserted into a story by a reporter. In other cases, the checks and balances were omitted in the rush to get an important, 'breaking' news story to press (or on air). Furthermore, in many libel and defamation cases, the publication would have had full support of editorial oversight in case of yellow journalism.
See also
- Category:Journalistic scandals
- Janet Leslie Cooke
- Jayson Blair
- Sabrina Erdely
- Stephen Glass
- Johann Hari
- Claas Relotius
Notes
- Vishwendra, Mr Anant Chauhan (2021-09-11). Global Trends in Media and Communications. K.K. Publications.
- JOE POMPEO (28 June 2018). ""EVERY BONE IN MY BODY WANTS TO DEFEND ALI WATKINS": SEX, PRESS FREEDOM, AND THE COMPLICATED CASE OF A TIMES REPORTER". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
taff members who develop close relationships with people who might figure in coverage they provide, edit, package, or supervise must disclose those relationships to the standards editor, the associate managing editor for news administration, or the deputy editorial page editor. In some cases, no further action may be needed. But in other instances staff members may have to recuse themselves from certain coverage. And in still other cases, assignments may have to be modified or beats changed. In a few instances, a staff member may have to move to a different department—from business and financial news, say, to the culture desk—to avoid the appearance of conflict.
- Elahe Izadi; Paul Farhi (18 December 2020). "The New York Times could not verify ISIS claims in its 'Caliphate' podcast. Now it's returning a prestigious award". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
Like Callimachi, other Times journalists have been reassigned, rather than fired, when their work or conduct has been called into question. Deputy editorial page editor James Dao was reassigned in the wake of the uproar over publication of Cotton's op-ed, as was Glenn Thrush, a former Times White House reporter who was taken off the beat in 2017 after allegations of misconduct arose when he was employed by Politico. Ali Watkins, who covered national security for the Times, was given a new assignment in 2018 after she disclosed that she had had a romantic relationship with a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer with access to sensitive intelligence data.