Journalism: What would you do? Ethical dilemmas in journalism
Event details
Description
Should celebrities give up their private life as soon as they become famous?
Do journalists have a right to report on anyone and anything in the public eye?
How can journalists report shocking news stories and remain ethical?
Former editor Lindsay Pantry will encourage you to debate these questions and more in this interactive session.
Press conference and newswriting workshop
This taster session will introduce students to Journalism as a career, explain how news reporters gather news and highlight the ethical dilemmas journalists face when covering stories, using examples from the news that week.
The second part of the session will consist of a group debate around the subjects of ethics, privacy and celebrity. Participants will be given a number of scenarios and asked ‘What would you do?’
Lindsay will then talk through some real-world examples of ethical dilemmas she faced in the newsroom, and ask the students what they might have done in her position.
This session is suitable for students in years 12 and 13, particularly those with an interest in journalism, media, English literature/language, politics and sociology.
Schedule
Please note that this is an approximate schedule and is therefore subject to change.
- 4pm: Log in and get comfortable
- 4.10pm: Introduction to journalism
- 4.20pm: Taster lecture
- 4.35pm: Group discussion
- 5.10pm: Question and answer session with student ambassadors
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Contact us
For informal enquiries email tasterdays@sheffield.ac.uk