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Modul Mata Kuliah Journalisme Online - Ayo Menulis FISIP UAJY

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of civil discourse and debate. News organizations should create terms of service for users contributing<br />

content to the news organization's digital editions. Such terms cover such issues as the use of obscenity,<br />

personal attacks, etc. in material published by non-staffers. Publishers should also be clear about the<br />

consequences for violating terms of service, e.g. immediate banning from further posting, suspension,<br />

etc.<br />

How do you decide when the editorial significance of an event overrides the limited quality of the<br />

video or audio?<br />

Journalists should be guided by three main principles: telling the story as fully and truthfully as possible,<br />

acting as independently as possible, and causing as little harm as possible. Low production quality -whether<br />

video or audio or something else -- diminishes the credibility of the material presented.<br />

Journalists need to weigh that consideration against the importance and interest level of the event<br />

that's being reported. The greater the importance and interest level, the greater allowance for limited<br />

quality production values.<br />

(This section composed by: Sharon Rosenhause, Rich Murphy, Neil Budde, Steve Yelvington, Vanessa<br />

Goodrum and Bill Mitchell.)<br />

Workplace Issues: Speed, Thoroughness & Capacity<br />

There is an inherent tension between the value of speed in the online world and journalism's obligation<br />

for thorough, accurate, ethical work.<br />

A set of standards that creates a conscious, deliberate process helps balance these sometimes<br />

conflicting values. In addition, leadership needs to be committed to applying tools, time and training to<br />

meet these standards. This is especially important in a new medium.<br />

We know that the online universe offers endless opportunities for innovation, timeliness and freedom.<br />

These standards are intended to improve the work of journalists as they explore the medium's potential.<br />

Issues<br />

We're in an environment with exponentially expanding material (including user-generated<br />

content) and limited resources; can we vet everything that appears online?<br />

Job functions are changing, requiring different skill sets and attitudes.<br />

The online environment requires news be produced quickly as possible.<br />

Institutions may not value online platforms as much as they should.<br />

Notifying users of changes and corrections is difficult.<br />

Editors and staffers no longer have total control of the online product, by design.<br />

The process for publishing material online is often ad hoc, without deliberation.<br />

<strong>Online</strong> platforms are often detached from the legacy products which give them their<br />

imprimatur.<br />

Linking to outside material is a strength of the Web, but also raises a host of ethical issues.<br />

Principles & Values

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