Comments on: An ethical framework for news operations http://minimediaguy.org/2007/02/19/an-ethical-framework-for-news-operations/ studying the media ecosystem Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anna http://minimediaguy.org/2007/02/19/an-ethical-framework-for-news-operations/comment-page-1/#comment-5294 Anna Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:12:34 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/02/19/an-ethical-framework-for-news-operations/#comment-5294 One part I don't know what to think about is this: "Written ethics guidelines ...are an essential ingredient ...[and]will be most useful if <b>framed as aspirations as opposed to rules</b>" ...which doesn't mesh with ISO9000's "Say what you do and do what you say" ...which also doesn't mesh with mindblowers like Enron's code of ethics (quite lofty, in <a href="http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/job_doc/archives/060202.shtml" rel="nofollow">here</a>) Empirically, does an "aspirations" code of ethics work better than a "rules" one? And where's the discussion on this? Poynter has an Ethics Wiki but IMO wikis aren't suited to discussion, which kind of ensures that it *won't* be discussed. (at least not in a venue I'm aware of) One part I don’t know what to think about is this:
“Written ethics guidelines …are an essential ingredient …[and]will be most useful if framed as aspirations as opposed to rules”
…which doesn’t mesh with ISO9000′s “Say what you do and do what you say”
…which also doesn’t mesh with mindblowers like Enron’s code of ethics
(quite lofty, in here)

Empirically, does an “aspirations” code of ethics work better than a “rules” one?
And where’s the discussion on this? Poynter has an Ethics Wiki but IMO wikis aren’t suited to discussion, which kind of ensures that it *won’t* be discussed. (at least not in a venue I’m aware of)

]]> By: Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Monday squibs http://minimediaguy.org/2007/02/19/an-ethical-framework-for-news-operations/comment-page-1/#comment-4970 Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Monday squibs Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:05:32 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/02/19/an-ethical-framework-for-news-operations/#comment-4970 [...] An ethical framework for news operations. Tom Abate examines the need for — and steps toward — an ethical grounding in a new age of journalism. [...] [...] An ethical framework for news operations. Tom Abate examines the need for — and steps toward — an ethical grounding in a new age of journalism. [...]

]]>