War correspondents reporting from conflictridden parts of the world
54 30
Keywords:
оbjectivity, impartiality, ‘journalism of attachment’, War correspondents.Abstract
This article analyses the concept of objectivity is central to all forms of journalism, although its role in traditional war reporting has been a subject of complex and continuous debate. A significant criticism to fundamen- tal journalistic standards is associated with ambiguous levels of neutrality in the coverage of conflicts. War correspondents reporting from conflict- ridden parts of the world tend to draw a moral equivalence between the event’s main victims and culprits, which lead to an abandonment of objec- tivity and impartiality. Consequently, a professional war reporter confronts a serious dilemma in order to portray a fair, balanced and impartial picture of war.
References
1. Bell, M. (1998) The journalism of attachment, in Kieran, M. Media Ethics. London: Routledge, pp. 15-22.
2. Bell, Martin (1997) TV News: How Far Should We Go?, British Journalism Review 8:1, 7-16.
3. Bell, M. (1995) In Harm’s way: Memories of a war zone thug. London: Hamish Hamilton.
4. Franklin, B. et al. (2005) Key Concepts in Journalism Studies, London; Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications.
5. Hagen, L.M. (1993) Opportune witnesses: An Analysis of Balance in the selection of sources and Arguments in the Leading German Newspapers’ Coverage of the Cencus issue, European Journal of Communication 8(3): 317-43.
6. Hanitzsch, T. (2004) Journalists as Peacekeeping Force? Peace Journalism and Mass Communication Theory», Journalism Studies 5:4, 483-495.
7. Hume, M. (1997). Whose War is it Anyway? The Dangers of the Journalism of Attachment, LM Special, InformInc.
8. Kepplinger, H. et al. (1991) Instrumental Actualization: A Theory of Mediated Conflicts, European Journal of Communication 6(3): 263-90.
9. McGlaughlin, G. (2002) The War Correspondent, London, Pluto.
10. Rodgers, J. (2012) Reporting conflict, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
11. Ruigrok, N. (2008) Journalism of Attachment and Objectivity: Dutch Journalists and the Bosnian War, Media, War & Con- flict 1(3): 293–313
12. Tumber, H., and Prentoulis, M. (2003) Journalists under Fire: Subcultures, Objectivity and Emotional Literacy, in Daya Kishan Thussu and Des Freedman (eds.), War and the Media, London: Sage, pp. 215-230.
13. Thussu, D. and Freedman, D. eds (2003) War and the Media Reporting Conflict 24/7, London: Sage.
14. Vulliamy, E. (1999) Neutrality and Absence of Reckoning: A Journalist’s account, Journal of International Affairs 52(2): 603-20.
15. Voakes, P.S. (1999) Civic Duties: Newspaper Journalists’ Views on Public Journalism, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 76(4): 756-74.
2. Bell, Martin (1997) TV News: How Far Should We Go?, British Journalism Review 8:1, 7-16.
3. Bell, M. (1995) In Harm’s way: Memories of a war zone thug. London: Hamish Hamilton.
4. Franklin, B. et al. (2005) Key Concepts in Journalism Studies, London; Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications.
5. Hagen, L.M. (1993) Opportune witnesses: An Analysis of Balance in the selection of sources and Arguments in the Leading German Newspapers’ Coverage of the Cencus issue, European Journal of Communication 8(3): 317-43.
6. Hanitzsch, T. (2004) Journalists as Peacekeeping Force? Peace Journalism and Mass Communication Theory», Journalism Studies 5:4, 483-495.
7. Hume, M. (1997). Whose War is it Anyway? The Dangers of the Journalism of Attachment, LM Special, InformInc.
8. Kepplinger, H. et al. (1991) Instrumental Actualization: A Theory of Mediated Conflicts, European Journal of Communication 6(3): 263-90.
9. McGlaughlin, G. (2002) The War Correspondent, London, Pluto.
10. Rodgers, J. (2012) Reporting conflict, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
11. Ruigrok, N. (2008) Journalism of Attachment and Objectivity: Dutch Journalists and the Bosnian War, Media, War & Con- flict 1(3): 293–313
12. Tumber, H., and Prentoulis, M. (2003) Journalists under Fire: Subcultures, Objectivity and Emotional Literacy, in Daya Kishan Thussu and Des Freedman (eds.), War and the Media, London: Sage, pp. 215-230.
13. Thussu, D. and Freedman, D. eds (2003) War and the Media Reporting Conflict 24/7, London: Sage.
14. Vulliamy, E. (1999) Neutrality and Absence of Reckoning: A Journalist’s account, Journal of International Affairs 52(2): 603-20.
15. Voakes, P.S. (1999) Civic Duties: Newspaper Journalists’ Views on Public Journalism, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 76(4): 756-74.
Downloads
How to Cite
К., М., & Ы., А. (2020). War correspondents reporting from conflictridden parts of the world. Herald of Journalism, 38(2), 34–39. Retrieved from https://bulletin-journalism.kaznu.kz/index.php/1-journal/article/view/1280
Issue
Section
Journalism: Society. Language. History. Policy. Law. Economy.
