CHAPTERFOUR
Ethics & Graphics Reporting
In recent years, surveys of public opinion place journalism at the bottom of 15 groups in terms of public credibility – even below politicians! Thus, maintaining the highest journalistic and ethical standards for your publication’s information graphics is not only important, but it’s essential to the credibility and reliability of the product. The ethical and responsible journalist is one who constantly challenges and reviews his personal ethical standards, as well as those of the publication for which he works. According to Richard Keeble, author of Ethics for Journalists, ethical inquiry “…encourages journalists to examine their basic moral and political principles; their responsibilities and rights; ...
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