Ethical Risks, Informers, Whistleblowers, Leaks and Clamor for Transparency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7513591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rogério Christofoletti (0000-0003-1065-4764, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 54-73 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Brazilian Journalism Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1808-4079 • E-ISSN: 1981-9854 |
| Publisher | Associacao Brasileira de Pesquisadores de Jornalismo (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.25200/bjr.v12n2.2016.889 |
| OpenAlex | W2529170703 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Leaks and whistleblowers have been increasingly used for the production of large media coverage. Characters like Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and informers of “Operation Car Wash” in Brazil have become not only useful for the process of transparency and accountability, but also signal traps to reporters and newsrooms. In this article, I present the concept of Ethical Risk and I list a number of its forms in contemporary journalistic production, driven by WikiLeaks, Panama Papers and transformations of democratic societies
Accountability · Democracy · Political science · Transparency (behavior · Media Studies and Communication · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Social Media and Politics · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |