The master's thesis analyzes the ethical dilemmas faced by journalists, editors, and photojournalists of local media in Trieste when reporting about refugees in the city. The aim of the thesis is to identify these dilemmas using the in-depth interview method and highlight the challenges refugees in Trieste encounter when interacting with journalists. Trieste represents the final stop of the Balkan refugee route. Refugees who come to Trieste often end up in the abandoned Silos building, where they live in harsh conditions.The thesis finds that nine interviewed journalists, editors, and photojournalists from local media outlets Primorski dnevnik, Il Piccolo, and TriestePrima face dilemmas such as balancing refugees' right to privacy with the public's right to be informed, the dilemma between the journalistic norm of objectivity and the value of showing compassion to fellow human beings, the dilemma between the general duty to help others and the professional duty of journalistic non-involvement in the story, the dilemma between the public's right to be informed and the duty not to harm another person, and the dilemma between the journalist's duty to identify as a journalist and the public's right to be informed. Six interviewed refugees, on the other hand, faced significant challenges related to language barriers, invasions of privacy, and photojournalists intruding with their cameras. Journalists, editors, and photojournalists resolved these dilemmas by prioritizing the dignity of the refugees they reported on and by adhering to the Italian Unified Code of Journalists' Duties.
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