Role of education and work experience in journalists’ perception about journalism codes of ethics

• Main Authors: Motlagh, Nafise Esmael, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Bolong, Jusang, Osman, Mohd Nizam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Economic and Social Society 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27911/1/Role%20of%20Education%20and%20Work%20Experience%20in%20Journalists.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27911/; http://www.aessweb.com/journals/August2013/5007/2348

This study examines the role of work experience and education in ethical perception of Malaysian journalists (N =231). Results show that there is big numbers of journalists (more than half of the respondents) who have unfavourable attitude towards journalism codes of ethics. They believe that journa...