Ethical Ideals in Journalism: Civic Uplift or Telling the Truth?
James B. Murphy, Department of Government Dartmouth College
Stephen J. A., Ward School of Journalism University of
British Columbia
Aine Donovan, Ethics Institute Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
In this article, we explore the tension between truth telling and the demands of civic life, with an emphasis on the tension between serving one’s country and reporting the truth as completely and independently as possible. We argue that the principle of truth telling in journalism takes priority over the promotion of civic values, including a narrow patriotism. Even in times of war, responsible journalism must not allow a narrow patriotism to undermine its commitment to truth telling. Journalists best fulfill their civic role by adopting the perspective of a democratic patriotism. We conclude that if news organizations accept the primacy of truth telling and democratic patriotism, they should not embed reporters in military units, or if they do, they have an ethical obligation to implement special editorial precautions.
(Journal of Mass Media
Ethics − Volume 21, Number 4 (2006) – Acessível em http://www.jmme.org/)
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