Focus on media ethics in Lithuania Focus

Focus on media ethics in Lithuania

Focus on media ethics in Lithuania Decrease of pluralism and emergence of yellow-style profit-oriented journalism on the national level of the press started to become a concern for the society and became the frequent issue in the field of media criticism. The trend was taken on board by some politicians, who started to exploit it as a media bashing opportunity. The response of the journalism community was to come forward with self-regulation systems, basically saying to the politicians and society: We see the point of the criticism, but please let us fix the problems ourselves by the help of the Codes of ethics, Commission of ethics, press ombudsmans, etc.

Focus on media ethics in Lithuania The full-scale system of self-regulation was introduced in Lithuania in 1996. The first phase of the transition—which included the disruption of soviet media system and emergence of the new structure of the media which is capable of integrating Western journalistic practices and is ready to be integrated into the structures of Western media businesses—is over, and the next stage—which is to find its place and voice in united Europe—has just started.

Article 43. Professional Ethics when Providing Information to the Public

Competence of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics

The Inspector of Journalist Ethics