Use the mistakes of others
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:37 am
In journalism, a consideration of ethical values (how much reality must I show?) and an consideration of ethical responsibility (what consequences am I willing to accept?) is standard for everyone who practices their profession professionally. "How much reality" here means that it is completely sufficient for the public to know that a person has died. There is no need to show that. This is exactly what SRF prescribes in its own journalistic guidelines (8.1): "We do not show dying people rcs data malaysia and no recognizable face of dead people. The audience should be made aware in the moderation that the subsequent images may be shocking. This measure also serves in particular to protect minors, to which SRF is legally obliged as a program provider (see Art. 5 RTVG)" ( persoenlich.com reported ).
The industry logic laid down in the press code also stipulates this: "Depictions of dying people, suffering people and corpses are considered sensational in particular if the representation in text and images exceeds the limits of what is justified by the public's legitimate need for information in terms of detailed description and the duration and size of the shots" (Press Code Guideline 8.3). This is where the representation in "Blick" comes into play: "Blick" is not satisfied with pointing out the errors in the SRF reporting, but also presents a huge picture of the resuscitation situation.
And that is exactly what many media outlets are doing these days, repeatedly publishing the same picture from the same toilet in which the man was unsuccessfully resuscitated.
The industry logic laid down in the press code also stipulates this: "Depictions of dying people, suffering people and corpses are considered sensational in particular if the representation in text and images exceeds the limits of what is justified by the public's legitimate need for information in terms of detailed description and the duration and size of the shots" (Press Code Guideline 8.3). This is where the representation in "Blick" comes into play: "Blick" is not satisfied with pointing out the errors in the SRF reporting, but also presents a huge picture of the resuscitation situation.
And that is exactly what many media outlets are doing these days, repeatedly publishing the same picture from the same toilet in which the man was unsuccessfully resuscitated.