Jornalismo e ética: relações entre a filosofia e o exercício jornalístico

Abstract

Since the emergence of philosophy in ancient Greece, the human being seeks answers to questions that are difficult to answer. This rationality later gained momentum with names such as Voltaire, John Locke, and Montesquieu - by creating the pillars of the Enlightenment current in the eighteenth century - which would directly influence democratic systems around the world. However, there is no way to speak of democracy without analyzing journalism, in view of its function of portraying the truths of the world to society. From this perspective, the present article uses the basic nature of research to illustrate the similarities between philosophy and journalism. We chose the theoretical basis of scholars such as Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel, Marilena Chauí and Ester Kosovski, to portray the ethical values ​​of the profession, which goes hand in hand with the illuminist banner of freedom, equality and fraternity.