Online Journalists Face New Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons From The Netherlands

@article{Deuze2001OnlineJF,
  title={Online Journalists Face New Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons From The Netherlands},
  author={Mark Deuze and Daphna Yeshua},
  journal={Journal of Mass Media Ethics},
  year={2001},
  volume={16},
  pages={273 - 292}
}
In this article, we discuss the findings of a pilot project involving online journalists and online journalism graduate students in The Netherlands regarding their experiences and professional views on ethical dilemmas specifically related to new media (the Internet). This article offers an exploratory analysis of the literature regarding new media ethics, singles out a number of specific issues confronting the online professional, and measures their relative impact on the self-perception and… 
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