Changing objective: Re-examining The Journalist and the Murderer

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Beteiligte: Walters, Patrick
In: Newspaper Research Journal, 39, 2018, 4, S. 443-452
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SAGE Publications
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Umfang: 443-452
ISSN: 0739-5329
2376-4791
DOI: 10.1177/0739532918806886
veröffentlicht in: Newspaper Research Journal
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This study assesses whether the ethics guidelines of modern media organizations reflect an adherence to the messages Janet Malcolm sent in her controversial 1990 book, The Journalist and the Murderer, particularly on the meaning of “truth,” on maintaining objectivity, on avoiding conflicts of interest and on journalistic transparency. This assessment finds the policies of The New York Times, the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists reflect that Malcolm’s once-controversial arguments have become central in today’s mainstream journalistic ethical guidelines. </jats:p>