"Este Manual de Bioética para periodistas es el resultado de un Seminario organizado por el Programa Regional de bioética y ética de la ciencia de la UNESCO, en colaboración con la Universidad del Bosque en la ciudad de Bogotá, destinado a la capacitación de periodistas en temas de Bioética.
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El objetivo principal fue brindar los conocimientos básicos que los profesionales de los medios de comunicación deberÃan tener para informar de manera adecuada a la comunidad sobre temas éticos que involucran la vida en general y la salud humana en particular y que están atravesados por conflictos de valores, creencias, principios o derechos. [...] Se incluyen temas de bioética clÃnica como son los que emergen del comienzo y el final de la vida humana (aborto, fertilización asistida, directivas anticipadas, muerte digna, trasplantes de órganos, etc.), o de ética de la investigación (los lÃmites que debe tener la investigación en la que participan seres humanos, los derechos de los pacientes y las obligaciones de investigadores, gobiernos y empresas farmacéuticas), las cuestiones relacionadas al medio ambiente (como el cambio climático, la contaminación con agroquÃmicos, los alimentos transgénicos, el desarrollo tecnológico y los riesgos para el planeta), y todo el gran espectro de temas sociales tan frecuentes en nuestra región como la exclusión social, la discriminación, la pobreza, la inequidad y, fundamentalmente el derecho a la salud. Estas, entre muchas otra cuestiones que son parte de la agenda bioética tal cual la entiende la UNESCO como un área de conocimiento que se aborda desde el enfoque de los derechos humanos y por tanto desde un paradigma más amplio que lo puramente biomédico." (Introducción)
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"For journalists, coverage of the Ebola epidemic offers vital lessons that could help the media industry deliver a more public-interest oriented service geared towards combating the spread the disease. It is these lessons that have helped shape the following guidelines. The guidelines have been glea
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ned and compiled from the numerous articles, discussion forums, guidelines for health personnel, interventions by governments and nongovernmental organisations, advisories for media associations in the affected countries, and anecdotes by journalists in the front lines of the epidemic. In November 2014, the African Media Initiative convened a Consultative Forum of Media Strategies in Nairobi, Kenya. The ensuing discussions helped illuminate other critical concerns and gaps associated with coverage of infectious diseases. These guidelines attempt as well to address those gaps. They are by no means intended as the last word on how best to cover outbreaks of infectious diseases but should be seen as the starting point of an effort to create greater awareness in the realm of journalism to help improve its service to the public." (Page 5)
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"In a crisis situation, social networks are overloaded with situational updates, calls for relief, reports of new developments, and rescue information. Reporting the right information is often critical in shaping responses from the public and relief workers; it can literally be a matter of life or d
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eath. The handbook prescribes best practice advice on how to verify and use this information provided by the crowd, as well as actionable advice to facilitate disaster preparedness in newsrooms. While it primarily targets journalists and aid providers, the Handbook can be used by anyone. It’s advice and guidance are valuable whether you are a news journalist, citizen reporter, relief responder, volunteer, journalism school student, emergency communication specialist, or an academic researching social media." (Page 3)
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"A obra apresenta um conjunto de ferramentas de investigação de dados na internet. Ao dominar os caminhos para processar digitalmente informações públicas é necessário compreender os contextos em que elas se inserem. Por isso a classificação e o cruzamento de dados têm se tornado cada vez
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mais complexos, exigindo outros tipos de competências dos jornalistas." (Apresentação)
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"Presents a combination of standard, professional reporting techniques for journalists covering humanitarian response scenarios, plus a basic education in and understanding of the humanitarian sector, its architecture, mandates and modus operandi. The goal of the manual and the handouts section is t
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o prepare journalists to cover natural and manmade disasters in a more informed, balanced way, and to show how a utilitarian approach to information content and dissemination can an effective life saver. It is intended to function as both an educational guide that journalists can read and learn from, and as an outline for a workshop focusing on the training of local reporters." (Internews website)
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"The KAS Media Program South East Europe has [...] developed a training course in self-employment for online journalists, which took place for the first time from 23rd to 25th October 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia. The findings from this training are presented in a compact form in this handbook. It is es
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pecially suitable for journalistic start-ups on the Internet, but also gives freelance journalists in other media divisions valuable suggestions. Of course, many tips are not limited to South Eastern Europe, but are of universal application." (Foreword)
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"Esta guÃa ha sido diseñada para periodistas hispanoparlantes que ya tienen un poco de experiencia en el área del periodismo digital. La meta es darle a estos periodistas un vistazo a la industria del periodismo hispano en los Estados Unidos y las habilidades técnicas y periodÃsticas que se nec
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esitan para tener éxito en esta carrera." (Acerca de esta guÃa, página 3)
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"This Course Handbook has been produced to accompany the USAID/NDI/IWPR Course in Election Reporting, which is being run for Malawian journalists in the run-up to the 2014 Elections. The Handbook, which follows the day-by-day course programme, contains copies of the slides used during the course plu
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s a great deal more supporting material. In particular, given that the majority of the participants in the course come from radio stations, we have included detailed advice about radio journalism. However, it is important to note that the material presented in text boxes throughout the text represents PowerPoint presentations and can be best understood in the context of the course itself." (Introduction)
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"The guidelines are intended to ensure that all actors who play a role in facilitating or engaging in media reporting on gender-based violence (GBV) are aware of and able to prioritize the ethical and safety considerations that preserve the safety, confidentiality and dignity of survivors, their fam
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ilies, their communities, and those who are trying to help them. The audience for these guidelines is two-fold: first, the guidelines are meant to support those actors who are working in humanitarian contexts to address the needs of GBV survivors, e.g. as part of a UN, NGO or Government entity, including senior management of these organisations. Second, the guidelines propose best practices for journalists and other media professionals who are reporting on GBV in emergency contexts." (Page 1)
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"Ethical reporters and editors must strive to tell the truth with courage, fairness and balance, open to the possibility that their reporting may lead to a story that varies with their initial concept. They do not give pre-eminence to the government or official version of events, but give voice to t
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he voiceless, seeking out unofficial sources and people on the ground. They offer all parties to a conflict or dispute the chance to have their say and present their views fairly and objectively, and they do not skew comments to advance a particular point of view or agenda. They should not withhold relevant information in order to bolster or undermine a given point of view. They should not doctor photos or documents to distort their meaning. Ethical reporters and editors make every effort to give those named in stories the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing, and they report the results of those efforts within their news stories. They credit other publications and writers as appropriate, and never plagiarize. Where information is obtained through social media, they acknowledge its use and strive to insure the authenticity of sources and information obtained." (Page 4)
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