Posting personal information about a case related to journalist ethics

Major General Huynh The Ky - Delegation of Ninh Thuan province said that the press should not publish too specific information about personal information related to cases. Major General Ky supports the need for sanctions to handle this issue.

Talking to reporters of Infonet Electronic Newspaper on the sidelines of the National Assembly session about issues related to the draft Press Law (amended), Major General Ky said that recently, the posting of information about cases has had positive aspects but also had some unstable aspects. On the one hand, the information posted has a good warning effect. However, the repetition of too much information about the case and too much detail about the case has caused reactions from society and relatives of the perpetrator.

According to Major General Huynh The Ky, the press should consider publishing issues related to the private life and family of the perpetrator to a certain extent so as not to affect their personal life. Regarding this issue, Major General Ky said that publishing to a certain extent is because the family environment plays a very important role in influencing social issues. According to him, it is not advisable to publish too much detail and specificity.

Major General Huynh The Ky

Up to now, the level of information about relatives of law violators has depended on the ethics of journalists, there is no right or wrong regulation. It is very necessary that the Draft Law on the Press Amendment this time clearly includes it in the list of prohibited information. Because it is very difficult to quantify what is "too much" when posting information about the private life and personal background of criminals, and this is related to the ethics of journalists. As for information that insults someone's honor, dignity, and reputation, there are many current laws that can handle it. Major General Huynh The Ky supports the new regulations on the above issue. According to him, it is necessary to have such regulations to have enough deterrence and also need to base on each level to handle.

Commenting on the current reality of journalism, the Major General expressed his opinion: “Journalists are also soldiers. They hold pens like soldiers hold guns, contributing to social development and fighting against social injustice. However, at present, to some extent it has been commercialized, some people hold pens but their hearts are not pure. In my opinion, having strict sanctions is necessary!”

According to Infonet