Full Text Available

Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.

Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne

Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van Niekerk, Petrus, Van Niekerk, Piet
Other Authors: Wasserman, Herman
Format: Thesis
Language:af_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867613880604164096
access_status_str Open Access
author Van Niekerk, Petrus
Van Niekerk, Piet
author2 Wasserman, Herman
author_browse Van Niekerk, Petrus
Van Niekerk, Piet
Wasserman, Herman
author_facet Wasserman, Herman
Van Niekerk, Petrus
Van Niekerk, Piet
author_sort Van Niekerk, Petrus
collection Thesis
dc_rights_str_mv Stellenbosch University
description Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.
format Thesis
id oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50222
institution Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
language af_ZA
last_indexed 2026-06-10T12:43:10.408Z
license_str Other — see source repository
provenance_str_mv Harvested via OAI-PMH from SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository
publishDate 2012
publishDateRange 2012
publishDateSort 2012
publisher Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
publisherStr Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
record_format dspace
source_str SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository
spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50222 Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne Van Niekerk, Petrus Van Niekerk, Piet Wasserman, Herman Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Journalism. Violence -- Press coverage -- South Africa Crime -- Press coverage -- South Africa Journalistic ethics Dissertations -- Journalism Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Crime reporting creates a set of unique challenges within journalism in general. Generally inexperienced journalists are assigned to the crime beat in South African newsrooms. A lack of knowledge and absence of codes of ethical conduct create a reality wherein crime reporting more than often causes more harm than good. Within the existing media ethical debate, ethical reflections about responsible crime reporting will go a long way to stimulate thought on responsible crime reporting and help to formulate guidelines for ethical crime reporting in the future. In this project the debate on responsible crime reporting starts by illuminating where crime-reporting slots into the traditional philosophical ethical debate before a distinction is made between law and ethics. The way laws influence ethical crime reporting - if at all - is analysed. The crime reporter's relationship towards his employer, his community, the state and victims of crime creates a complex maze of responsibilities. After analysing these complex relationships, existing codes of conduct and the unique challenges within the South African context are evaluated. A set of case studies creates the opportunity to list factors needed to be taken into account, before proposing guidelines that will create a positive atmosphere for pro AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Midsdaadverslaggewing stel unieke uitdagings aan verslaggewers. Onervare joernaliste word in Suid-Afrikaanse nuuskantore met die misdaad-rondte opgesaal. Uit onkunde en weens 'n algemene gebrek aan etiese riglyne word misdaadverslaggewing dikwels op só 'n manier bedryf dat dit eerder skade as goed berokken. Binne die breër media-etiese debat kan 'n etiese besinning oor misdaadverslaggewing 'n bydrae lewer tot nadenke oor verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing, sowel as tot die ontwikkeling van riglyne wat verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing vir die toekoms kan kweek. Die debat oor verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing begin in dié werkstuk deur misdaadverslaggewing te beskou binne die tradisionele filosofiese debat oor etiek. Daarna word gekyk na die verband tussen wette en etiek en watter- indien enigeinvloed wette op verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing het. Die misdaadverslaggewer se verhouding tot sy werkgewer, sy gemeenskap, die staat en slagoffers van misdaad plaas hom in 'n komplekse posisie wat betref sy verantwoordelikhede. Nadat hierdie verantwoordelikheidsvelde uitgespel is, word gekyk na bestaande riglyne en die unieke komplikasies in Suid-Afrika op soek na riglyne vir verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing. Nadat enkele gevallestudies ontleed is, word voorstelle gedoen oor die faktore wat in ag geneem behoort te word ten opsigte van verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing. Dit bring die werkstuk tot uiteindelike voorstelle oor hoe 'n gunstige milieu in Suid- Afrikaanse nuuskantore geskep kan word vir die kweek van verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing. Masters 2012-08-27T11:33:18Z 2012-08-27T11:33:18Z 2004-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50222 af_ZA Stellenbosch University 90 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Violence -- Press coverage -- South Africa
Crime -- Press coverage -- South Africa
Journalistic ethics
Dissertations -- Journalism
Van Niekerk, Petrus
Van Niekerk, Piet
Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title_full Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title_fullStr Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title_full_unstemmed Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title_short Verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing : op soek na etiese riglyne
title_sort verantwoordelike misdaadverslaggewing op soek na etiese riglyne
topic Violence -- Press coverage -- South Africa
Crime -- Press coverage -- South Africa
Journalistic ethics
Dissertations -- Journalism
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50222
work_keys_str_mv AT vanniekerkpetrus verantwoordelikemisdaadverslaggewingopsoeknaetieseriglyne
AT vanniekerkpiet verantwoordelikemisdaadverslaggewingopsoeknaetieseriglyne