Deontological highlights on the coverage of murder cases on online platforms in the Republic of Moldova [Articol]

Abstract

An increasing number of media consumers are accessing daily digital platforms to get informed. In this way, the deontological coordination of media activity in the online environment is becoming more and more pronounced in the eyes of public opinion but also on decision makers. In the reflection of the tragic events with the involvement of minors, it is more insisting on how to reflect these cases than on the coverage of the essence of the event. In this sense, journalists’ documentation is often superficial; it does not analyze all causes that generate the problem, the consequences and the social reflex that triggered the event’s coverage. The reflection of cases of violence against children should be done with a lot of responsibility, the events should be presented in context, the primary consideration being to treat the social problem itself and not to show the drama of the particular cases.