Sunday, April 22, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 459 – Part III.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) Media producers have a responsibility toward media
consumers. Above all they must truthfully inform. In both the gathering and the
publication of real news, the rights and dignity of individuals must be
observed.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2497)
By the very nature of their profession, journalists have an obligation to serve
the truth and not offend against charity in disseminating information. They
should strive to respect, with equal care, the nature of the facts and the
limits of critical judgment concerning individuals. They should not stoop to
defamation. 2497
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) The means of social communication should
contribute to the establishment of justice, freedom, and solidarity in the
world. In actual fact, the media are not uncommonly used as weapons in
ideological conflict, or else, in a quest for higher ratings, all ethical
regulation of the content is abandoned and the media are turned into
instruments for seducing people and making them dependent.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2498
a) "Civil authorities have
particular responsibilities in this field because of the common good.... It is
for the civil authority... to defend and safeguard a true and just freedom of
information" (IM 12). By promulgating laws and overseeing their
application, public authorities should ensure that "public morality and
social progress are not gravely endangered" through misuse of the media
(IM 12 § 2).
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