TY - CHAP
T1 - 'Embedded' youth work
T2 - ethical questions for youth work professionals
AU - Sercombe, Howard
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In early media coverage of the Iraq war, a new terminology emerged for journalists and cameramen who were travelling with the armed forces, essentially as part of the army, but in non-combatant roles. They were referred to as “embedded”. The deal was that you get close and immediate access to the action, but you publish what the military command is happy for you to publish. The military didn’t want a repeat of Vietnam, with the atrocities of war beamed into lounge room TVs, and with the attendant political fallout. Clearly, for a journalist, this raises a range of ethical dilemmas. Being embedded gives you access to stories you would otherwise be unable to write, and a much higher degree of personal protection in a war zone. But what happens to your commitment to the truth?
AB - In early media coverage of the Iraq war, a new terminology emerged for journalists and cameramen who were travelling with the armed forces, essentially as part of the army, but in non-combatant roles. They were referred to as “embedded”. The deal was that you get close and immediate access to the action, but you publish what the military command is happy for you to publish. The military didn’t want a repeat of Vietnam, with the atrocities of war beamed into lounge room TVs, and with the attendant political fallout. Clearly, for a journalist, this raises a range of ethical dilemmas. Being embedded gives you access to stories you would otherwise be unable to write, and a much higher degree of personal protection in a war zone. But what happens to your commitment to the truth?
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781875236619
T3 - Doing Youth Work in Australia
SP - 147
EP - 160
BT - Concepts and Methods of Youth Work
A2 - White, Rob
PB - Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
CY - Hobart, Tas.
ER -