පුවත්පත් ආචාරධර්ම සහ ළමා අපයෝජන වාර්තාකරණය Newspaper Ethics and Child Abuse Reporting

Abstract

Although the child, who is considered a wonderful product of the universe and the lifeblood of the entire world, is a living entity that has more legal and social protection compared to other human groups, under the current social situation, child abuse is a strong social problem. This research was done to find out how the reporting of child abuse is portrayed in the press. The analysis of the ethical situation in the entire sample focused on ethical violations in abuse reporting by newspaper, ethical violations in abuse reporting by month, and the nature of ethical violations in newspaper abuse reporting. Through the analysis of these facts, it was recognized that there was a need to present not only the reporting but also the awareness needed to prevent such incidents from happening again, taking care of journalistic ethics in the reporting of child abuse.