The Future of Responsible Journalism

When trying to attract new viewers, the news media began transitioning from coverage to becoming a kind of entertainment. With the rapid rise of social media as a source of news, the rapid growth of media, and the growing desire for direct content, the future of responsible journalism is more important than ever. Please ask yourself why you think so. Where did my political opinion come from? How can I prove them? Perhaps this is due to a biased explanation of media problems and the politics that accompanies our consumption.

The Journalism Future Conference hosted by Cardiff University on 12 and 13 September 2013 was held to address these issues through five broad questions about the present situation and the future of the journalism industry. For example, how does the development of digital and mobile media create new possibilities for the creation, distribution and consumption of journalism, thereby providing information for innovative news practices? How will these changes affect the emergence of traditional business models and new financial strategies that support journalism? By cultural, historical and professional conventions of customized news, how are these trends evidenced in the circumstances of each country? How does journalism education, training, the impact of employment, and journalists change their perceptions of occupational roles?

Ethics of journalism and regulation of responsible journalism can be traced back to the beginning of contemporary European news of the 17th century. In this chapter, we review and critique the main methods and outline the trends of modern journalism ethics by presenting future research. In this chapter, I will consider ethics as a practical normative activity aimed at solving problems, integrating values, and supporting the correct lives of people such as individuals and society. News ethics is defined as application ethics to investigate the role of journalists and press organizations in society. The main problem areas include edit independence, verification, anonymous sources, use of graphics or modified images, and specifications of new media formats.