Collective indicators

to evaluate
ethical/ Unethical
Media Performance

Indicators to evaluate ethical/

Unethical Media Performance
Misleading public opinion and the- 1
lack of accuracy
Biased coverage and lack of- 2
integrity
Incitement, violence and hatred- 3
Slander, libel and defamation- 4

Misleading public opinion

and the lack of accuracy

Misleading public opinion and

the lack of accuracy
No separation between news and opinion (
to put your opinion in the news coverage).
Misleading headlines (dont express the
real content meaning).
Publish unidentified news (without
clearing sources).

Misleading public opinion and

the lack of accuracy

Exaggerating or minimizing in
news coverage.
Publishing rumors.
No separation between
advertisements and news or
editorial material .

Misleading public opinion and

the lack of accuracy

Publishing false news without any

kind of verification.
Publishing unverified polls or
changing its real results. (changing
the real facts)

Biased coverage and lack

of integrity

Biased coverage and lack of

integrity
Especially in news coverage and
investigating materials only concern
about one opinion doesnt clear or
explain other opinions.
Give some opinions about 80% from
the page and the other about 20 % or
less.

Incitement violence and

hatred

Incitement violence and

hatred
Incitement for hate using hate
speeches.
Incitement for violence.
Stereotypes ( a short- hand way to
describe
a person with collective, rather than
unique characteristics)

Incitement violence and

hatred
Harmful content which offend women ,
sometimes crime pages focus on the
woman
as the main actor or the essential doer.
Insulting Religions (Blasphemy).

Defamation: Slander and

libel

Defamation
Under common law, to
constitutedefamation, a claim must
generally be false and must have been made
to someone other than the persondefamed.
common law distinguishes between
Spokendefamation, calledslander, and
defamationin other media such as printed
words or images, calledlibel.

Slander
The crime of making a false
spoken statement damaging to
a person's reputation.

Libel
A published false statement that
is damaging to a person's
reputation.

Slander, libel and

defamation
Publishing obscene photos.
Dont respect privacy rights.
Publishing photos of prisoners and patients
without their permission.
Publish Names of relatives of convicted or
accused people.

Slander, libel and

defamation
Use of inappropriate words.
Recognize Victims identity.
Defamation by focusing on reputation and
private life which is far from work
responsibilities.