El complejo estatuto de la autorregulación periodística. Entre el intervencionismo estatal y la desregulación
- José Manuel Pestano Rodríguez (coord.)
- Samuel Toledano Buendía (coord.)
- Alberto Isaac Ardèvol Abreu (coord.)
- Ciro Enrique Hernández Rodríguez (coord.)
Éditorial: Sociedad Latina de Comunicación Social
ISBN: 978-84-938428-0-2
Année de publication: 2010
Pages: 16
Congreso: Congreso Internacional Latina de Comunicación Social (2. 2010. La Laguna)
Type: Communication dans un congrès
Résumé
Freedom of information is a core right in democratic societies. Unfortunately journalists and media sometimes behave unethically due to abusive interpretation of that right. Media self-regulation include the different tools that professionals have devoted to themselves to adjust their behaviors to deontological rules. However, this solution does not arouse unanimous support and receives many critics from those who think that self-regulation goes too far and can restrict the freedom of journalists and from those who, on the contrary, think that it falls short and demands coercive measures from the State. This paper explores the concept of self-regulation, giving special attention to press councils, and analyzes the pertinence of critics directed to this sort of regulation of journalism.