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Published 28 Jan, 2012 08:30am

The great ethics debate VI

In the final part of a six-part series on ethical journalism, the topic of reporting on survivors of abuse is explored. When is it okay to name a victim, if ever? How to not become judge, jury and executioner - where does the responsibility of the journalist end? Abbas Nasir explains on how to report on heinous crimes and survivors. View part one here, part two here, part three here, part four here and part five here.

Reporting on survivors of abuse:

Sahar Habib Ghazi worked as a TV producer and editor in Pakistan from 2005-10 and later launched Hosh Media. The volunteer-based organisation of bloggers and journalists recently put together a crash course on some of the stickiest ethical dilemmas journalists in Pakistan face.

The views expressed by this blogger and in the following reader comments do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.

 

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