Austrian Press Council: Don’t Report Anything that Could ‘Stir Up Prejudices’
by Virginia Hale In a checklist on “responsible” reporting on migrants, Austria’s Press Council instructs journalists to omit any information that could “stir up prejudices”. The checklist by the self-regulatory institution, which enforces a “code of ethics” for the country’s media, the Press Council, also advises journalists to leave out names if they’re foreign sounding and asks them to consider whether stories could be left open for comments “without having to fear the discussion getting out of hand”, before publishing them. Warning that the topic of “refugees” is discussed “emotionally and controversially” not just among the general public but also...
by Virginia Hale In a checklist on “responsible” reporting on migrants, Austria’s Press Council instructs journalists to omit any information that could “stir up prejudices”. The checklist by the self-regulatory institution, which enforces a “code of ethics” for the...
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