HIMCOM-Heritage Institute of Management & Communication

Journalistic ethics are the common values that guide reporters. They lay out both the aspirations and obligations that journalists, editors, and others working in the field should follow to execute their work responsibly. Journalism ethics have evolved over time. Most news organizations have their own written codes of ethics, as do professional membership bodies. If a professional journalist or news organization transgresses these ethical standards, they will lose credibility. What Are the Standard Ethical Principles for Journalists? There are several key ethical standards that appear across global news organizations. At the highest level, they call on journalists to seek the truth, act in the public interest, and minimize harm. Honesty . Journalists have an obligation to seek out the truth and report it as accurately as possible. This requires diligence: this means making every effort to seek out all the facts relevant to a story. Journalists should also corrobo...

In, developing nation like India, youth are the backbone of the country and contribute in the progress of the economy. We’re living in the age where media affects our lives more than anything else. Also, there is this constant need of being in touch with everything that is happening around the world and at this point, the media plays an integral part in the lives of the youth. Emerging fields in mass communication such as digital media with several social networking platforms such as facebook, instagram and many more are affecting their thinking and living process. Affecting opinions  – The media has capability of affecting an individual’s opinion about the happenings in the world. Most of the times, it is more about the way a story is told that makes it worse than the actual mishap, and this where the Indian media has gone wrong the most. They tend to blow things totally out of proportion to get their share of profits, oblivious to the fact that this very act is making the cou...

Immersive Journalism is a form of  journalism  production that allows first person experience of the events or situations described in news reports and documentary film. Using  3D gaming  and  immersive technologies  that create a sense of "being there" and offer the opportunity to personally engage with a story, immersive journalism puts an audience member directly into the event. By accessing a virtual version of the location where the story is occurring as a witness/participant, or by experiencing the perspective of a character depicted in the news story, the audience could be afforded unprecedented access to the sights and sounds, and even the feelings and emotions, which accompany the news. A digital avatar Participants in immersive constructs are typically represented in the form of a digital avatar, which can move freely through the virtually recreated scenario that represents the news story. This animated 3D digital representation allows ...