Titel: | Should journalists be ‘virtuous’? Mainstream news, complex media organisations and the work of Nick Couldry; |
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In: | Journalism, 15, 2014, 3, S. 364-381 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 364-381 |
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ISSN: |
1464-8849
1741-3001 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1464884913483078 |
veröffentlicht in: | Journalism |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Critical debates about whether it is possible to formulate a ‘global media ethics’ have now become pressing given the increasing blurriness between some kinds of media practices, the transnational implications of the News International phone-hacking scandal, and the existence of a range of serious transnational problems, such as conflict, climate change and the recent global economic crisis. This article attempts to question Couldry’s recent assertion that the neo-Aristotelian virtues of ‘accuracy, sincerity and care’ can and should provide the normative foundation for all forms of media ethics. </jats:p><jats:p> To do this, I draw on my own experiences, as well as those of other journalists to argue that prescriptive, rule-based approaches are necessary to cope with the organisational complexity involved in some kinds of news organisations. I then outline the concerns I have about Couldry’s ability to construct a model of ‘good’ media practice on ‘minimally normative premises’, before proposing an alternative, utilitarian approach based on the work of Elliott, Sen and Hare. </jats:p> |