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  • Towards 'mindful journalism': Applying Buddhism's Eightfold Path as an ethical framework for modern journalism

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    Pearson, Mark
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    Pearson, Mark L.
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Religious codes of morality have informed professional ethical principles, particularly with regard to fairness, truth and honesty. Buddhism has a growing relevance in Western societies, prompted by migration and a developing interest in Eastern religions and philosophies. This article considers Buddhism's 'Noble Eightfold Path' and explores its applicability to Fourth Estate journalism in the modern era. It takes each of its elements - understanding free of superstition, kindly and truthful speech, right conduct, doing no harm, perseverance, mindfulness and contemplation - and uses modern examples to illustrate their potential ...
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    Religious codes of morality have informed professional ethical principles, particularly with regard to fairness, truth and honesty. Buddhism has a growing relevance in Western societies, prompted by migration and a developing interest in Eastern religions and philosophies. This article considers Buddhism's 'Noble Eightfold Path' and explores its applicability to Fourth Estate journalism in the modern era. It takes each of its elements - understanding free of superstition, kindly and truthful speech, right conduct, doing no harm, perseverance, mindfulness and contemplation - and uses modern examples to illustrate their potential usefulness to the journalist seeking to practise responsible truth-seeking and truth-telling. It assesses whether such an approach would allow the reportage of such topics as celebrity gossip and official corruption and examines the ethics of subterfuge, deception and treatment of vulnerable sources in this light.
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    Journal Title
    Ethical Space
    Volume
    11
    Issue
    4
    Publisher URI
    http://www.communicationethics.net/espace/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2014 Ethical Space. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Journalism Studies
    Journalism and Professional Writing
    Communication and Media Studies
    Applied Ethics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/66739
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