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USING DECEPTION TO GET THE NEWS

USING DECEPTION TO GET THE NEWS. POYNTER INSTITUTE GUIDELINES FOR JUSTIFYING DECEPTION IN THE PURSUIT OF A NEWS STORY. REPORTS MUST FULFILL ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO JUSTIFY THE USE OF DECEPTION OR HIDDEN CAMERAS:. 1. THE INFORMATION MUST BE OF “PROFOUND IMPORTANCE.”

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USING DECEPTION TO GET THE NEWS

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  1. USING DECEPTION TO GET THE NEWS

  2. POYNTER INSTITUTE GUIDELINES FOR JUSTIFYING DECEPTION IN THE PURSUIT OF A NEWS STORY • REPORTS MUST FULFILL ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO JUSTIFY THE USE OF DECEPTION OR HIDDEN CAMERAS:

  3. 1. THE INFORMATION MUST BE OF “PROFOUND IMPORTANCE.” • 2. ALL OTHER MEANS OF OBTAINING THE INFORMATION MUST BE EXHAUSTED. • 3. REPORTERS MUST DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF THE DECEPTION AND THE REASON FOR IT. • 4. THE HARM PREVENTED MUST OUTWEIGH ANY HARM THAT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE DECEPTION.

  4. KNAPP’S ADDITION TO THE POYNTER LIST: • 5. THE WHOLE DATA SET MUST BE AVAILABLE TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN THOSE WHO USED THE HIDDEN CAMERAS

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