Class Social Responsibility of the Media

An understanding of the laws, ethical and deontological issues and the journalist's social responsibility, which presupposes not only the relationship between ethics and the law, but also knowledge of the context, the Journalist's Statute and the codes in which journalistic activity takes place.

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1. Journalism ethics. Meaning of the study of deontology. Basic concepts: ethics, morals, law and deontology. “Duty” perspective and “finalist” perspective. Deontological principles from the perspective of professional training. The Codes of Ethics 2 Deontological codes: concept, origin, value. The normative content of codes: rights and duties. Deontology from the perspective of institutions. Deontology and the journalistic company.  Trade union and professional institutions and independent administrative authorities. 3. Deontology in the "new public space". 4. Theories and debates on social responsibility of the media.

Simulation of real cases with position taking and analysis of possible outcomes in cooperative and interactive work.

Friend, Cecilia e Singer, Jane, Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions. Routledge, 2015 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315702025 Kovach, Bill e Rosenstiel, Tom, Os Elementos do Jornalismo, O que os profissionais de jornalismo devem saber e o público deve exigir. Porto Editora, 2005 Patrão Neves, Maria do Céu e Sampaio da Silva, Rui,“Ética Aplicada: Comunicação Social, Vol. III”, Edições 70, Lisboa: 2017. VVAA., “A LIBERDADE POR PRINCÍPIO, ESTUDOS E TESTEMUNHOS EM HOMENAGEM A MÁRIO MESQUITA”, Tinta da China, Lisboa: 2021. Artigos disponibilizados ao longo do semestre pela docente.