ABSTRACT

In this research, we surveyed 214 college journalists to assess their attitudes toward a series of ethical dilemmas. Significant predictors of a nine-item index included years enrolled in college, completion of an ethics course, ethics training as a part of student media, informal discussions about ethics in student media, number of situations calling for an ethics-related decision, familiarity with the ethics code of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and use of that code. Of these determinants, familiarity with the SPJ code showed the strongest association with the response measure. Findings suggest that formal instruction of ethics and professional journalistic norms should continue and that students should be encouraged to gain practical experience during their college years. Additionally, data suggest the SPJ code can prove useful as a pedagogical tool and should be incorporated into both classrooms and newsrooms.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们调查了 214 名大学记者，以评估他们对一系列道德困境的态度。九项指数的重要预测因素包括大学入学年数、道德课程的完成情况、作为学生媒体一部分的道德培训、学生媒体中关于道德的非正式讨论、需要做出道德相关决定的情况的数量、熟悉职业记者协会 (SPJ) 的道德准则，以及该准则的使用。在这些决定因素中，对 SPJ 代码的熟悉程度显示出与响应测量的最强关联。调查结果表明，道德和专业新闻规范的正式教学应继续进行，并应鼓励学生在大学期间获得实践经验。此外，