(UN)ETHICALLY REPORTING THE CASE OF ARRESTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS. A CASE-STUDY Cover Image

(UN)ETHICALLY REPORTING THE CASE OF ARRESTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS. A CASE-STUDY
(UN)ETHICALLY REPORTING THE CASE OF ARRESTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS. A CASE-STUDY

Author(s): Ana-Iuliana Ştefănel, Sînziana-Maria Jurău
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: public interest; intrusion into privacy; fairness and accuracy of reporting.

Summary/Abstract: The current research reflects upon one of the most well-known and ethically and legally challenging for the media case in Romanian politics: former minister Elena Udrea’s arrest. The authors intend to verify the two dimensions (ethical and legal), in order to confirm or infirm the main research hypothesis that the monitored Romanian media outlets violated the ethical and legal the right to privacy of politicians, as well as their right to dignity and public image.

  • Issue Year: 61/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 109-122
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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