Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information

Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information

The aim of the article is to analyze the modern mass media, in which the line between truth and lies has been blurred, leading to a lack of responsibility for words and their cognitive value. In the first part of the article, the value of truth in journalism is explored and the professional ethos as...

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Main Author: Probucka Dorota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
Series:Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)
Subjects:
mass media
manipulation
journalism
value
truth
falsehood
ethics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0003
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spelling doaj-31d80dabf88a490ea93d2314aa7d739a2021-09-05T21:00:43ZengSciendoEthics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)2453-78292018-06-0181-2818910.2478/ebce-2018-0003ebce-2018-0003Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of informationProbucka Dorota0Cracow Pedagogical University,Cracow, PolandThe aim of the article is to analyze the modern mass media, in which the line between truth and lies has been blurred, leading to a lack of responsibility for words and their cognitive value. In the first part of the article, the value of truth in journalism is explored and the professional ethos associated with it, known as being ‘pro-truth’. In the second part, the negative effects of media lies and their various forms are described.https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0003mass mediamanipulationjournalismvaluetruthfalsehoodethics
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Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)
mass media
manipulation
journalism
value
truth
falsehood
ethics
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title Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
title_short Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
title_full Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
title_fullStr Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
title_full_unstemmed Truth and lies in journalism: A dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
title_sort truth and lies in journalism: a dispute concerning the accurate presentation of information
publisher Sciendo
series Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)
issn 2453-7829
publishDate 2018-06-01
description The aim of the article is to analyze the modern mass media, in which the line between truth and lies has been blurred, leading to a lack of responsibility for words and their cognitive value. In the first part of the article, the value of truth in journalism is explored and the professional ethos associated with it, known as being ‘pro-truth’. In the second part, the negative effects of media lies and their various forms are described.
topic mass media
manipulation
journalism
value
truth
falsehood
ethics
url https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0003
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