social responsibility of journalism & media: the wikileaks controversy
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Social Responsibility of Journalism & Media: The WikiLeaks Controversy
Professor Eric Freedman29 September 2011
freedma5@msu.eduEricinlithuania.wordpress.com
Common Themes
• Professional ethical standards in theory and in practice.
• Conflicts between multiple roles of journalists as professionals & citizens.
• Impact of changing communication technologies & economic models on ethical practices.
Lecture Outline
• Background on WikiLeaks, Julian Assange & leaked documents
• Ethical & legal questions • Political factors• Competing values of “free flow of information,”
national interests and government secrets • Reactions to the leaks • WikiLeaks & Arab Spring • Is WikiLeaks a journalistic organization?• Other issues
Julian Assange
Revolution Truth: In Defense of WikiLeaks & Assange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0Z4G8V1uo
President Dalia Grybauskaite & U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Lithuania in WikiLeaks
• “President Dalia Grybauskaite intervened to prevent the transfer of inmates to Guantanamo” • “NATO has developed a contingency plan for the Baltic states”
Angry Response: Chief Minister Mayawati of India’s Uttar Pradesh state
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5MbAEBHuoc
Highlighting Contradictory Positions on Issues: Climate Change
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1eL3_Q4aVY
U.S. Newspaper Editorial Cartoon
“Cuba will translate and publish more than 2,000 US diplomatic WikiLeaks cables that pertain to the Communist-ruled island in a bid to highlight US ‘imperialist’
policy.”
Scenes from the Arab Spring
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