CASE STUDY ON MEDIA ETHICS IN FRANCE
Hugo SAEZ1, Doina MURESANU2
1,2Management department of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
Doina.Muresanu@uqat.ca, contact for this paper
Abstract: Carried out as part of an educational project by Hugo Saez under the supervision of Doina Muresanu, this case study focuses on ethical aspects linked to the field of journalism. It can be used for undergraduate or graduate students in the field of organizational management or communication. The present case study takes as a subject of analysis the situation of the French media, given Hugo’s work experience in this profession and in this country. For this reason, the case is written in the first person. More concretely, students will learn about the regulations governing this profession in France, the misconduct that continues to persist in the field, and end with lessons to be learned. After having gone through the description of the situation, students are invited to think about questions relating to ethical issues linked to the French media sphere, to the errors of conduct encountered when searching for information as well as to causes which could explain the distancing of journalism from its ethical principles anchored in practice for several decades. Basically, the case study aims to raise students’ awareness of issues related to the study of applied ethics in a particular context, which is the practice of journalism in France.
Keywords: journalism, media ethics, misconduct in the profession of journalism
