A newspaper is a public trust ·March 18, 2013 ·Mark Fletcher ·3 Comments Re the media debate where publishers don’t want an independent public interest advocate. Check out the masthead of BusinessWorld in the Philippines: A Newspaper Is A Public Trust. 4 likes Ethics Join the discussion h March 18, 2013 Very interesting but I am confused. I think of the ABC and SBS being “government owned” here in Oz, but they don’t run any newspapers. We don’t have any public ie govt owned social media of which I am aware. So are all media “a public trust” or only newspapers? 0 likes Mark Fletcher March 18, 2013 ‘h’, It’s implied I think in the journalists code of ethics – sources and all that. 0 likes Jarryd Moore March 18, 2013 h, My understanding is that that media plays an important role in our political system and it is this function that makes them a “public trust”. The slogan might be really old, or just a touch of marketing applied to the sentiment. 0 likes Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Enter Code * Captcha Comment * Δ Post navigation Next ArticlePrevious Article
Re the media debate where publishers don’t want an independent public interest advocate. Check out the masthead of BusinessWorld in the Philippines:
Very interesting but I am confused.
I think of the ABC and SBS being “government owned” here in Oz, but they don’t run any newspapers.
We don’t have any public ie govt owned social media of which I am aware.
So are all media “a public trust” or only newspapers?
‘h’, It’s implied I think in the journalists code of ethics – sources and all that.
h,
My understanding is that that media plays an important role in our political system and it is this function that makes them a “public trust”.
The slogan might be really old, or just a touch of marketing applied to the sentiment.