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Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
Volume 23, 2008 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Not Biting the Hand that Feeds Them: Hegemonic Expediency in the Newsroom and the Karen Ryan/Health and Human Services Department Video News Release

Pages 110-125 | Published online: 30 Apr 2008
 

Abstract

This study examines the use of a video news release in a specific story. Press coverage and editorial criticism in the case showed that journalists do not articulate sufficiently how the news owners' sway, through institutional controls, can lead to a hegemony of expedient action in the newsroom. Critical self-reflection by news workers will better enable journalists to ethically deliberate news choices that balance their responsibilities to owners, peers, and the public.

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