ABSTRACT Journalism faces a series of ethics crises, particularly in Central Asia because journalism is marked by wide ethical misbehavior including lack of balance and impartiality, using multiple fake names, selling and/or buying news, bribing journalists and others. This study analyzes professional ethical perspectives and practices of Central Asian journalists by examining and comparing the four former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan Table 1. This study uses in-depth interviews with 24 journalists to examine their ethical ideals in the profession and how their ethical perspectives impact potential democracy. Its significance lies in revealing the gravity of ethical misbehavior where journalists call ethics a “Western luxury” and where public life was filled with falsehoods.

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中亚的伦理与新闻：哈萨克斯坦，吉尔吉斯斯坦，塔吉克斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦的比较研究

摘要新闻业面临一系列道德危机，特别是在中亚，因为新闻业的道德行为举止广泛，包括缺乏平衡和公正性，使用多个假名，买卖新闻，贿赂新闻记者等。本研究通过检查和比较哈萨克斯坦，吉尔吉斯斯坦，塔吉克斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦的四个前苏联共和国，分析了中亚记者的职业道德观念和实践。表1。本研究使用对24名记者的深入访谈，考察了中亚记者的道德理想。专业以及他们的道德观念如何影响潜在的民主。它的意义在于揭示道德不端行为的严重性，在此，记者称道德为“西方奢侈品”，而在公共生活中充斥着虚假的信息。