media accountability
Journalistic standards enforcement
Media accountability refers to mechanisms that hold news organizations and journalists responsible for accuracy, fairness, and ethical conduct.
This includes internal standards like corrections policies and ombudsmen, external pressure from critics and watchdog groups, and legal consequences for defamation or fabrication.
The scandal renewed calls for greater media accountability.
The concept assumes journalism serves a public trust that requires oversight.
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- source verificationConfirming information origin authenticity
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- citizen journalismNon-professionals reporting news
- transparencyState of being see-through
public scrutiny · fairness · truth · whistleblowing · ombudsman · correction · impartiality · watchdog organizations · retraction · self-regulation · leak · right to know · press freedom · free press · integrity · user-generated content · investigative journalism · editorial guidelines
media accountabilityyellow journalism
Reporting prioritizing shock value
tabloid sensationalism · propaganda · fake news · media manipulation · gutter press