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Can a Journalist be Forced to Name an Anonymous Source?
Posted by Linas Jegelevicius in Ethics & Quality, Press Freedom on March 13, 2012
*Article contributed by the European Journalism Centre
If ordered by court to reveal a confidential source of information, what should a journalist do?
Should she disclose it, and draw contempt and condemnation from her colleagues in the media? Or should she defy the court ruling and protect her source by all means, abiding by the sacred value journalism ethics?
This is the dilemma that well-known Lithuanian journalist Laima Lavaste currently faces. With the sword of justice hanging above her head, the uncompliant journalist for the daily newspaper Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuanian Morning) is going through a period of uncertainty caused by her defiance to give in to the demands of justice.
The award-winning Lavaste infuriated judges after writing a series of articles for Lietuvos Rytas last year under the intriguing front-page headline: “The sins of judges are both public and silent.” Quoting a high-profile judge who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Lavaste revealed wide-spread corruption among judges, cases of connivance with prosecutors and authorities, judges’ failure to comply with the Ethics of Judges, and other Read the rest of this entry »
The EU, its Neighbours and the Journalism Revolution
Posted by Eric Karstens in Ethics & Quality, Press Freedom on November 6, 2011
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Centre
Among many others, one of the challenges faced by post-revolutionary countries concerns journalism and the media.
A free, pluralistic, and responsible media is a prerequisite for a functioning democracy, and requires, in turn, a base of qualified contributors – professional journalists and citizen stakeholders alike. Yet to achieve this is anything but simple.
At the recent Brussels conference Media Futures – Policy, Politics and Power, organised by the European Neighbourhood Journalism Network (ENJN), it was Polish journalist and civil rights activist Konstanty Gebert who drove this point home most emphatically. He warned that the transition to a free and democratic media system may be almost as difficult for revolutionaries themselves as it usually turns out to be for the former mouthpieces of defunct authoritarian regimes.
Flipping the switch
“We all have lived in countries which had official journalism that looked like the real thing, the way a stuffed bird might look like a real bird – except it can’t fly,” Gebert said. Irrespective of their individual degree of guilt and depth of Read the rest of this entry »
Freelancing in Lithuania
Posted by Linas Jegelevicius in Media Economics, Newsroom Management on September 17, 2011
*Article Courtesty of the European Journalism Centre
Can one make a living as a freelance journalist in Lithuania?
Are you fed up with the tedious working hours in your cubicle? And don’t you have to admit that the news editor is a walking nagger whom you cannot stand? Would you rather be your own boss? If so, freelancing is obviously the way to go.
Being a freelance journalist in Lithuania, however, i.e. handling your time the way you want and taking on gigs you desire, might turn out to be quite a different experience from what it means in a Western European country or the U.S.
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Expanding the Grey Area
Posted by Rukhshona Nazhmidinova in Ethics & Quality, Media Economics on July 6, 2011
While some media professionals argue loudly over ethical issues tied to sponsored news content, Bart Brouwers quietly gets down to business, charging his “advertisers” for articles.According to a recent European Journalism Centre article, Brouwers, creator of a network of Dutch sites following the model of hyperlocal journalism, claims to push the envelope with regard to the “mixed zone” between editorial and commercial content. Unlike traditional newspapers, the Dictbij network of hyperlocal news websites – Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) project and Brouwers’ Read the rest of this entry »
Piracy Protection
Posted by Kate Nacy in Ethics & Quality on December 21, 2010
EU and US join forces, launch website, battle piracy.
The new site – the Transatlantic IPR Portal – was devised to help small software and hardware developers protect their intellectual property from counterfeiters. According to the European Commission, international trade in counterfeit and pirated products is approaching an enormous $250 billion annually, and figures of that magnitude Read the rest of this entry »
What Went Wrong?
Posted by Kate Nacy in Ethics & Quality, Fields of Coverage on November 24, 2009
“Covering the Crisis,” a conference organized by the EJC, focuses on the media’s role in the financial crisis.
Colossal failures in predicting the crash and reporting on Wall Street lie at the center of discussion. In her analysis, Cristina Romero writes, “The growing distance between the journalism industry, which is insufficiently funded, and public relations teams, often sophisticated and powerful lobby machines, is worsening the confrontation between the interests of the two.”
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