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Journalism in a new democracy: The ethics of listening

Wasserman, Herman

Communicatio, 2013-03, Vol.39 (1), p.67-84 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Título:
Journalism in a new democracy: The ethics of listening
Autor: Wasserman, Herman
Assuntos: Democracy ; Ethics ; Journalism ; Journalism and Communication ; Listening ; Marikana ; Massacres ; News media ; normative theory ; South Africa ; transitology ; voice
É parte de: Communicatio, 2013-03, Vol.39 (1), p.67-84
Descrição: This article takes as its point of departure the recent massacre of striking miners at the Lonmin mine at Marikana in North-West Province, South Africa. The shooting, in which 36 mine workers were killed, was an attack on civilians by state forces unprecedented in the democratic era. The incident received wide local and international coverage. In this article the author argues that the reporting of the event demonstrated how the professional routines of journalism and the orientation towards audiences are related to the position of the mainstream news media within social and political discourses in the country. The author goes on to explore the normative questions raised by the reporting of the event, against the background of the role of the news media in a new democracy. The concept of 'listening' is proposed as an ethical alternative to the current dominant normative frameworks for journalism in the country.
Editor: South Africa: Taylor & Francis Group
Idioma: Inglês;Africâner

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