• DOI:10.1097/01.bpo.0000483967.44246.79
• Corpus ID: 206376086

Editorial Board.

@article{Aziri2016EditorialB,
  title={Editorial Board.},
  author={Etem Aziri and Elda Bagaviki and Abdulla Aliu and Nexhbi Veseli and Mustafa Ibrahimi and Arben Malaj},
  journal={Journal of pediatric orthopedics},
  year={2016},
  volume={36 Suppl 1},
  pages={i}
}

• Etem Aziri, Elda Bagaviki, +3 authors A. Malaj
• Published 2016
• Political Science
• Journal of pediatric orthopedics

The actual development of the media has imposed new professional standards and an intensive practice on the part of media staff and reporters. However, all their activity can’t escape the evolving questions: What position must they take up on the event offered to the public opinion? What are the expected consequences of a published or broadcasted story? The raising of the questions above brings the debate about the motives standing behind the journalists or media people behaviour to the discussion table; the debate on ethic reasoning or the applied ethic principles, through which, a certain decision can be reached. This aspect of the media’s activity is called in a moment when media has become the fourth most influential power, and media people relate with leading and decision-making structures of the society. In fact, they see themselves as part of those structures. Many researchers tend to believe that pragmatism is prevailing in today’s world-wide media, and ethic codes are less accepted; while anarchy is more preferred. But the role and power of media makes the need for ethic principles indispensable. This need is considered and well understood only when media professionals are aware of the importance of their profession, role, mission, and impact on the public opinion. Media presents the level and situation of the society. Media changes also when the society is under change. In the moments of change or deep transformation, media runs to present all the events, and often pretends to be an arbitrator of the truth. In this context, media positions itself either in deeply opposing journalism or in deeply defending journalism. Only by avoiding these extreme positions and acting always in accordance with public opinion interest will it be possible to create an ethic atmosphere where everyone is involved: old generations that have reached a certain level of ethics because of their work experience, and the new generations which are less wiling to consider this very important issue. When ethics gains terrain, the gap between professional practice and serious media behaviour studies will be narrowed. Wide and persisting discussions within media circles or institutions are contributing to the creation of an ethic way of thinking and an essential ethics atmosphere. However, this cannot be induced only by compiling or reading ethics codes. Beside codes, an effective way of creating this atmosphere is to intertwine ethic principles with everyday practiced professional standards and the communication skills of reporters and editors.