Faking News: How a News Satire Portal helps Uphold Journalism Ethics

Kumar, Kunal Kamal and Mishra, Sushanta Kumar (2015) Faking News: How a News Satire Portal helps Uphold Journalism Ethics. TAPMI, Manipal, Manipal.

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Abstract

Based on multiple in-depth interviews with the founder of the top most news satire portal in India, ‘Faking News’ the present paper emphasizes the virtues and practices that help uphold professionalism in the field of journalism specifically in its satirical genre. In addition, drawing from Borden’s virtue ethics framework to journalistic practices, the paper highlights the critical role that Faking News plays in upholding ethics in journalism.

Item Type:	TAPMI Working Papers
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Virtue Ethics, Media Ethics, News Satire, Fake News, India, Faking New
Subjects:	Human Resource Management
Divisions:	Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Ms. Vanitha K
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2018 11:09
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2019 12:20
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/243

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