Jornalistic Practice:
Contextual Conditions
nSymbiotic Journalist and source relationship
¨Source-Journalist
n‘Absorbed relationship’: Unfiltered reporting of Hwang lab personnel as given facts, thus overstepping the process of factual confirmation. => blocking legitimate debate
nConditions: 1) human network management of the specialized few, 2) ‘Invitation Journalism’
¨Journalist-Source
nVoluntary conformation to obtain easy access to newsworthy material
¨Reminding journalism to stay true to national interest
¨ (e.g. the embargo incident in 2004)
¨Results: Uniformity of viewpoints, seemingly expert support, non-aggression