Etične dileme novinarjev pri izboru vizualnih podob rusko-ukrajinske vojne : magistrsko delo

Sivka, Rebeka (author), Poler Kovačič, Melita (mentor)

Ruska invazija na Ukrajino je leta 2022 pretresla svet. Poročanje o vojni za novinarje ni enostavno, saj so takrat soočeni z izzivi, ki preizkušajo njihovo etiko in profesionalnost. V magistrski nalogi sem skušala ugotoviti, katere so ključne etične dileme, s katerimi se soočajo uredniki in novinarji najbolj branih novičarskih spletnih medijev v Sloveniji pri izbiri podob rusko-ukrajinske vojne. Prav tako me je zanimalo, kako (če sploh) v izbranih medijih preverjajo verodostojnost slikovnega gradiva. Na podlagi analize polstrukturiranih intervjujev z uredniki in novinarji sem prišla do zaključka, da se pri delu soočajo z nekaterimi enakimi etičnimi dilemami in z nekaterimi različnimi. Najpogostejše etične dileme so povezane s fotografijami, ki prikazujejo posameznike v ranljivih situacijah, in nazornimi fotografijami, ki bi lahko bile pretresljive za bralce. Prav tako sem ugotovila, da ne preverjajo verodostojnosti slikovnega gradiva medijskih in fotografskih agencij ter uradnih virov, saj jim zaupajo. Pri preverjanju verodostojnosti slikovnega gradiva na družbenih omrežjih pa si pomagajo z različnimi spletnimi orodji. Kljub temu jim preverjanje verodostojnosti na družbenih omrežjih predstavlja težave.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: etika, etične dileme, vojna fotografija, preverjanje dejstev
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: R. Sivka
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (95 str.))
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-170266
• UDC: 070:17(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 243647235
• Publication date in RUL: 02.07.2025

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Ethical dilemmas of journalists in the selection of visual content of the Russo-Ukrainian war

Abstract

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shook the world. Reporting on war is not easy for journalists, as they face challenges that test their ethics and professionalism. In my master’s thesis, I aimed to identify the key ethical dilemmas faced by editors and journalists of the most widely read online news media in Slovenia when selecting images of the Russo-Ukrainian war. I was also interested in how (if at all) these media verify the authenticity of visual materials. Through interviews with editors and journalists, I found that they encounter both similar and different ethical dilemmas in their work. The most common ethical dilemmas are related to images depicting individuals in vulnerable situations and graphic scenes, that might be distressing to readers. I also found that they do not verify the authenticity of visual content provided by news and photo agencies or official sources, as they trust them. However, when verifying the authenticity of visual materials on social media, they rely on various online tools. Despite this, verifying authenticity on social media remains a challenge for them.

• Keywords: ethics, ethical dilemmas, war photography, fact-checking