Professional-client relationships: Rethinking confidentiality, harm, and journalists' public health duties
Journal of Mass Media Ethics 19 (3 & 4):276 – 292 (2004)
| Abstract | Journalists seldom consider the layers of those affected by their actions; third parties such as families, children, and even people unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This article argues for consideration of the broader group, considering a range of options available for doing their duty to inform the public while also minimizing harm to others. Journalists might compare themselves with other professions that have similar roles, such as anthropologists, on such issues as confidentiality and disclosure. A broader lesson is the value of applying different views, theoretical frameworks, and starting points to the ethical issues in any profession. | |||||||||
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