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Journalism ethics require media coverage to be truthful and impartial. While these principles ensure fair and comprehensive accounts of current events, they become problematic when addressing authoritarian politics. Not only do the limitations on media freedom in autocracies make the gathering of factual information difficult; in addition, impartiality implies “both sides being heard,” which allows authoritarian elites to spread their own discourses and influence how Western media report on them.
During the 2022 protests in Iran, for instance, “letting both sides speak” often led to the disproportional proliferation of disinformation, as a result of Western media relaying the official statements and narratives of local Iranian news agencies and state officials.
In this GIGA Forum, journalists and academics discuss how democratic media can balance the journalistic ethics of truthfulness and impartiality when reporting on authoritarian regimes and democratic states with autocratising tendencies.
Speakers:
Alexander Dukalskis, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin.
Jennifer Holleis is a journalist with Deutsche Welle.
Gilda Sahebi is a journalist and author.
Dr. Janjira Sombatpoonsiri is a Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies.
Moderator:
Dr. Maria Josua is a Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
08/21/2024 17:00 - 08/21/2024 18:15
Registration deadline:
08/21/2024
Event venue:
Online Event
Hamburg
Hamburg
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Media and communication sciences, Politics
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
07/30/2024
Sender/author:
Verena Schweiger
Department:
Fachabteilung Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event77378
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