Ethics in online journalism
Ethics are moral principles that govern a person or a group's behavior. In the world of journalism, they are also ethics that we follow to make sure that we keep the standards of our profession. These ethics every online journalist must consider them every time they publish their content online. If a journalist disregards this ethics it can lead to big consequences and worse, it might result in the journalist losing their job. Online journalism has become very popular nowadays, in such a way that it is the biggest and fastest medium of conveying news to the public at large. In this essay, I will explore the ethical considerations that must be taken into consideration by the journalist when publishing content online. I will also look at some examples of instances where journalists in our country and the world failed to adhere to ethics when publishing their content online. One of the ethics which journalists must consider when publishing content online is honesty. Honesty is at ...