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Bulatova M.B.

 

Kostanay State University named after A. Baitursynov, Kazakhstan

 

Ethics of journalism

 

Quite  often it is possible to hear opinions that today when there is a wide range of newspapers - from erotic, boulevard to religious and orthodox - to speak about standards of ethics and morals, fondly. The moral is as its edition, or complete absence of it. To journalism it is impossible to judge professional suitability of the person without his moral qualities which have not smaller value, than qualification. Process of journalistic work, and mainly, its result, anyway, infringes on interests of many.

The modern journalist is the person, who independently comprehending and estimating a real situation, showing the world outlook. Trying to depart from a cliche of journalese style, he tries to show his identity, style a freedom. The author concerning to the characters quite often there is an expression, estimation.

In the majority professional journalists adhere to norms of morals, they understand, whatever subject for the material they chose, participants of an event inevitably become article characters. The reputation of the article hero and his further life, probably, depends on how the author will present the hero to the audience.

A frame of reference on speech behavior of the journalist, on quality, advantages of its works shapes on the basis of ideas of a professional duty and highly moral forms of its performance. Modern approach to the media text from and nature of changes of language and the style of the modern newspaper caused by transformations in all spheres of public life, is defined by different types of consciousness, style contrast collision standard and abnormal not only from linguistics positions, but also culture, ethics. Creative self-expression of journalists in the last decades was shown in thems and speech variety, in mitigation of requirements of literary norm. For some  regions rather new type of the press called by "tabloids" became popular, where the estimated lexicon from different layers of language.

According to V. E. Goldin, "the criteria of an assessment for correctness, quality of the speech considerably change: structural correctness pales (possibly, temporarily) into insignificance, releasing a place to signs functional" [/1,42]. From this point of view the  media text assessment becoming  actual not only from language positions, but also communicative norms. The communicative norm is understood as implementation of communicative activity according to the developed standards of communication. Important component is "orientation to value and regulations, existing in this culture, including ethical standards and moral imperatives" [/2,143].

Violation of communicative norms is, as a rule, connected with unmotivated derogation from rules of communication. These processes which are observed in modern mass media, they create some concern of linguists, journalists, psychologists. It is possible to refer incorrect representation to the most frequent violations in the media text of the real person. So, article where the employee of this organization who`s work was in collecting payments for cold water and the sewerage, is called "the boy on a call" (Century) became the reason of a conflict situation between RKTs LLP and editorial office of the city newspaper . It is known that the allocated phrase is the euphemism veiling a certain occupation. Therefore the discontent of the character of the publication who considered the statement discrediting his honor and advantage is clear. Probably, the author wanted to create emotional contact with the reader, but unsuccessful establishment of communications led to the disrespectful statement about the real person. Incorrectly constructed offer and the inexact word in the press, can turn the person with good reputation into object of a gossip and suspicions.

In competitive fight for the reader newspapers try "to bypass" each other, inventing everything new forms of giving of journalistic materials. Wishing to approach most written language to colloquial that it became more intelligible, some authors choose a peculiar manner of communication with the reader where there is an easy sneer, giggling, irony. In ironic tone narrate not only about policy, about economic and social problems, but also about the tragic incidents which description, unfortunately, became the ordinary phenomenon. So, the journalist informs the reader: "on October 17 improbable and at the same time instructive case occurred at vocational school No. 2. There was a fire... " (R. and N.) . The situation with a deadly outcome is also presented in other newspaper as a new joke: "Extremely unsuccessful day had the 28-year-old room thief. The worker of a master key, without having managed to clean the dwelling chosen by it, died, escaping from police officers". And the author chose heading - "Unlucky" (K.N.) . In materials where tragic cases are described, slangy words, and furthermore irony are inappropriate.

Certainly, the speech actions which are carried out in the sphere of speech communication and in widely understood sphere of policy, have to conform to ethical and esthetic requirements and also be implemented with high degree of responsibility and professionalism. The journalist writes not about the phenomenon, and about the specific person where it is necessary to proportion force of ironical blow to a real situation.

Other serious problem is incorrect representation in the text of the facts and events. Why in mass media the actual mistakes and inaccuracies are made? As practice shows, generally for two reasons : on ignorance and due to negligence. And, the last meet much more often: "In P.'s lucid mind the scheme, known to it according to the school program of political economy ripened: goods - money – goods" (V.G.). Scheme, actually, known. But the political economy as a subject in the school program is absent.

The inaccurate address with figures and units of measure can lead to an incident. In the «Vzglyad Na Sobytiya» newspaper the photo where the magnificent three-storyed house is represented draws the main attention. Under it signature: "Mittal paid 128 thousand for this "lodge"". First reaction of the reader: in which currency these thousands: in tenge? in rubles? in dollars? in euro? Anyway don't leave doubt: the sum is too inadequate. In big, on the whole strip, article as an illustration to which the picture serves, we find the phrase: "All perfectly remember how the western press "savoured" details of a wedding of the daughter Lakshmi of Mittal in France and purchase of the most expensive mansion in London for which the Indian billionaire laid out 128 million dollars". As we see, a difference in the figures which are data, considerable. The reader confused.

     Any ambiguity in the journalistic text is unacceptable therefore correctness of transfer and exact development of the actual material is so important. It is known how the reader sharply reacts to any inaccuracy. Low-quality and unchecked materials undermine trust not only to the concrete publication, but also cause negative attitude to the edition as a whole. Sometimes unreliable information extends under the gossips. In this regard it should be noted delusion occurring among beginning journalists. It is considered that if in the reporting such speech turns "as speak", "on hearings", "allegedly", etc., the author and edition are exempted from liability as supposedly the author warns that for reliability of information doesn't warrant. The legislation, really, information distribution with the instruction on its not evidence, that it is based on hearings or data from "the informed circle, wished to remain the unknown" isn't forbidden.    But it is thus important to know that similar links aren't included in the list of the bases exempting journalists from liability for distribution of data, untrue and discrediting honor and dignity of citizens, or striking their rights and legitimate interests.  

    During research of a problem it becomes clear that most often admissible the journalist is beyond  because of any malicious motives but wishing to recover the speech, to make it less official, informal, sometimes seeking to self-express, be remembered to the reader. Causes of infringement of speech etiquette can be negligent, sometimes the thoughtless work with language, sometimes low professional level writing, inability to find a faultless form of expression of the necessary thought and its emotional coloring.

    Undoubtedly, the journalist has to follow the general moral and ethical installations, such, as tolerance, a correctness, self-censorship, self-restriction, self-control. That is, before setting the text into print, it is necessary to eliminate everything that is contrary to norms of public morals, can offend the reader.

The journalism assumes as a duty of those who is working in it, the conscientious, responsible attitude to the activity, i.e. ability to represent all public consequences. Possessing the right for public intervention in the most various aspects of life, the founder of media - the text is obliged to approach extremely seriously to the solution of a question on removal of results of the investigation on public court. On journalists because of their mass  information nature of their activity, lies big responsibility for formation of public opinion, development of social moral guidelines. The more opportunities to influence public life it is given to journalists, the higher and a measure of their social responsibility.

The great French thinker René Descartes noticed once: "Truly define words, and you release the world from a half of misunderstanding". As well as medical workers, journalists have to seek not to do much harm first of all.

 

List of References

1 . Yu.N. guard about a condition of Russian of the present. // The report at conference "Russian and the present. Problems and prospects of development of Russian philology". M, 1991.

2 . Vinogradov S. I. Yazyk of the newspaper in aspect of the standard of speech//Culture of the Russian speech and efficiency of communication. M, 1996.

3. Abbreviations of names of weeklies: Century - "Look", V.G. - "The evening newspaper", K.N. - "Criminal news", R. and N. - "Advertizing and news".