The document discusses issues facing freelance journalists, including shrinking newsrooms that rely more on freelancers and increased dangers they face from terrorist groups. It summarizes a code created to protect journalists but notes the code uses weak language without specifying actions or accountability. The document raises ethical questions around whether media outlets owe a duty to protect freelancers they employ working in hazardous areas overseas or if being an overseas journalist should be considered an occupational hazard, and if anything can be done to prevent their deaths.
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Business Ethics: Journalists
1. Lives on the Line
An article from the Guardian By MaKayla Rutt
2. Changing World of Journalism
News Staffs are shrinking and theyre hiring
freelancers
Terrorist Groups are online and no longer depend
on reporters to deliver messages for them
Increased proportion of journalist killed in the line
of duty are freelancers (27% from 14%)
3. A Code to Protect
Created the Global Safety Principles & Practices Code
4. Issue: Poorly Written Code
Weak Language
Should show, should be aware, should recognize
Doesnt specify what they should do to show
concern
Lack of accountability
5. Problems that arise
Doesnt work/ people get frustrated and give up
Cant do a bait and switch
6. Ethical Questions
Does the media owe a duty of special protection
to the freelancers they employ?
Or should being a journalist overseas be
considered an occupational hazard?
Is there anything that can be done to prevent
journalists deaths in hazardous areas?
