Comments on: Do you need a licence to be a journalist? http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/ A conversation. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Bradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3564 Paul Bradshaw Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:31:24 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3564 Yes, but this was in Portugal, and I was asking about the situation in other countries. Yes, but this was in Portugal, and I was asking about the situation in other countries.

]]> By: Steve http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3563 Steve Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:57:07 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3563 Of course you do not need a "License" to be a journalist. This would be Unconsititutional. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Of course you do not need a “License” to be a journalist. This would be Unconsititutional.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

]]> By: Kristine http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3545 Kristine Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:31:28 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3545 Actually, in Denmark they are talking about introducing a journalistic oath that fresh journalists will have to take on graduation. I never found time to write about this idea, which surfaced last year, but just saw that Ernst Poulsen wrote about it for Poynter's E-media tidbits this week: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=135608 Actually, in Denmark they are talking about introducing a journalistic oath that fresh journalists will have to take on graduation. I never found time to write about this idea, which surfaced last year, but just saw that Ernst Poulsen wrote about it for Poynter’s E-media tidbits this week: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=135608

]]> By: Bob Calver http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3546 Bob Calver Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:22:35 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3546 John Cokley's reference to the 'higher professions' is an interesting one and perhaps he is right that a licence need not necessarily be a bad thing. If we are to follow the example of medicince, the law and even teaching, however, some form of 'general council' would be required with the power to remove the licence to operate from any journalist who is judged to have broken the profession's rules or codes of conduct. The fact remains, too, that if someone claiming to be a journalist - no matter what their qualifications or experience may be - come up with the right story an editor somewhere will pay for it. So what do we we think? Without a licence are we unregulated cowboys or the last Samurai? John Cokley’s reference to the ‘higher professions’ is an interesting one and perhaps he is right that a licence need not necessarily be a bad thing. If we are to follow the example of medicince, the law and even teaching, however, some form of ‘general council’ would be required with the power to remove the licence to operate from any journalist who is judged to have broken the profession’s rules or codes of conduct.
The fact remains, too, that if someone claiming to be a journalist – no matter what their qualifications or experience may be – come up with the right story an editor somewhere will pay for it.
So what do we we think? Without a licence are we unregulated cowboys or the last Samurai?

]]> By: Ally http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3542 Ally Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:12:33 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3542 In Thailand, im not so sure but i dont think the liecense is needed as i used to be an intern as a sport journalist and i did everything as others did but i didnt need license at all In Thailand, im not so sure but i dont think the liecense is needed as i used to be an intern as a sport journalist and i did everything as others did but i didnt need license at all

]]> By: jack http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3550 jack Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:48:01 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3550 I'm from india.....Do i Need a license to become a Journalist?? If yes....how to get it?? I’m from india…..Do i Need a license to become a Journalist??
If yes….how to get it??

]]> By: Comunicação Empresarial - Licenciatura é Necessária? http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3551 Comunicação Empresarial - Licenciatura é Necessária? Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:02:35 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3551 [...] ainda relacionar com o tema a pergunta de Paul Bradshaw, “Do you need a licence to be a journalist?“, artigo onde aponta como fonte a descrição de Fernando Correia e Carla Martins no Media [...] [...] ainda relacionar com o tema a pergunta de Paul Bradshaw, “Do you need a licence to be a journalist?“, artigo onde aponta como fonte a descrição de Fernando Correia e Carla Martins no Media [...]

]]> By: Joaquim Fidalgo http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3549 Joaquim Fidalgo Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:39:44 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3549 Part 2: A Canadian author uses to distinguish between two "founding myths" of journalism: one emphasizes only "freedom of expression", which is a fundamental and universal right and, therefore, must allow anyone to be a journalist (and a license is, of course, out of question); another emphasizes "people's right to information", which is also a fundamental right, but which requires very competent and responsible professionals in order to be properly fullfilled (and some requirements to work as a professional journalist - both technical and ethical - would, in this case, be advisable). Part 2: A Canadian author uses to distinguish between two “founding myths” of journalism: one emphasizes only “freedom of expression”, which is a fundamental and universal right and, therefore, must allow anyone to be a journalist (and a license is, of course, out of question); another emphasizes “people’s right to information”, which is also a fundamental right, but which requires very competent and responsible professionals in order to be properly fullfilled (and some requirements to work as a professional journalist – both technical and ethical – would, in this case, be advisable).

]]> By: Joaquim Fidalgo http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3548 Joaquim Fidalgo Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:33:38 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3548 Part 1: The issue of having or not having a license to be a journalist is not, at least for me, as simple as that. Remember, for example, how important was the law, approved in 1935 by the French Parliament, to grant the journalists a "Professional Card" and to allow people to distinguish them from all those others (mainly politicians) who wrote in the newspapers using them not for information's sake, but for propaganda. It was an important step in the long-standing efforts of the journalists' professional group to have their job publicly recognized and socially legitimized as a real profession - which means 'privileges', but also duties. (...) Part 1: The issue of having or not having a license to be a journalist is not, at least for me, as simple as that. Remember, for example, how important was the law, approved in 1935 by the French Parliament, to grant the journalists a “Professional Card” and to allow people to distinguish them from all those others (mainly politicians) who wrote in the newspapers using them not for information’s sake, but for propaganda. It was an important step in the long-standing efforts of the journalists’ professional group to have their job publicly recognized and socially legitimized as a real profession – which means ‘privileges’, but also duties. (…)

]]> By: Carteira profissional? Que estranho? « Jornalismo e Comunicação http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3543 Carteira profissional? Que estranho? « Jornalismo e Comunicação Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:31:44 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/12/04/do-you-need-a-licence-to-be-a-journalist/#comment-3543 [...] Carteira profissional? Que estranho? Dezembro 11, 2007 Posted by Luis Santos in Futuro, Imprensa, Jornalismo, Regulação. trackback Paul Bradshaw aproveitou a pergunta de um(a) do(a)s seus/suas leitore(a)s para lançar um debate a propósito da necessidade da existência de uma entidade que, seguindo um procedimento específico, concede o título profissional de jornalista. É assim em Portugal mas, como diz alguém num dos comentários, processo semelhante foi rejeitada recentemente no Quénia porque seria entendido como uma forma de limitar a liberdade de expressão. São os contextos, de facto. Vale a pena seguir a discussão. [...] [...] Carteira profissional? Que estranho? Dezembro 11, 2007 Posted by Luis Santos in Futuro, Imprensa, Jornalismo, Regulação. trackback Paul Bradshaw aproveitou a pergunta de um(a) do(a)s seus/suas leitore(a)s para lançar um debate a propósito da necessidade da existência de uma entidade que, seguindo um procedimento específico, concede o título profissional de jornalista. É assim em Portugal mas, como diz alguém num dos comentários, processo semelhante foi rejeitada recentemente no Quénia porque seria entendido como uma forma de limitar a liberdade de expressão. São os contextos, de facto. Vale a pena seguir a discussão. [...]

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