Ethics in Journalism, feedback from a "Journalism & Democracy" Course.

Here is some unsetttling feedback from a recently organised course for journalists on the topic of Journalism & Democracy in Sweden.

A cup of tea can strip a journalist of all pride... By  Joyce Bazira

While in Tanzania it is not surprising to see three or four reporters from the same newsroom appearing uninvited at conferences, seminars or workshops they have not been assigned just to register their presence and later demand, to journalists in Sweden, ’’a cup of tea and a sandwich can strip you of your pride.’’

Talking to journalists from different parts of the world who were attending a course on ’journalism and democracy’ in Sweden recently, Peter Ljunggren, freelancer and editor of Scoop, a magazine owned by the Swedish organization for investigative journalism, said receiving such offers can results in people losing trust and respect for you. Offers like that in one way or another, can deprive me of my independence, he said.

Read more on ippmedia. Source: Guardian via the European Journalism Center newsletter.

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