MEDIA ETHICS ON NEWS REPORTING AND GATHERING AMONG JOURNALISTS: A STUDY OF SOME SELECTED RADIO STATIONS IN KANO STATE
Abstract
Media ethics are essential for guiding journalists in their reporting practices, ensuring fairness, accuracy and respect for individual's rights, hence the study entitled media ethics on news reporting and gathering among journalists : a study of some selected radio stations in Kano State was aimed at examining the adherence of media ethics among practicing journalists in Kano State. The survey of 100 media workers was purposively drawn from some selected radio stations and questionnaire and the frequency distribution and percentage method was used in data collection and analysis. Findings revealed that most journalists in Kano State observe the principles of media ethics in their professional practice. However, findings show that observance of these ethical standards by journalists was only on occasions or rarely observed. The researchers hence recommended that all journalists should endeavour to observe and abide by the code of professional ethics in the discharge of their professional duties for better media practice.
Keywords : media, ethics, media ethics, journalists, Kano State.
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