Research Ethics and the Media
14th-16th September 2009
Meeting rooms 1, 2 & 3 in the IAS Building, Lancaster University
This exciting workshop – the final one in a three year long sequence of
training workshops in research ethics - will explore contentious and pressing
moral issues arising from the relationship between the media and research.
How should researchers present their findings in the media? What are the
responsibilities of the media in presenting work? Should researchers respect
people’s privacy? Is it wrong to exploit people and why? Should academics be
prepared to employ emotional means to persuade others?
The workshop trainers are academics and practitioners with a wealth of
experience in research and in the media. They include:
Mike Jempson is a journalist, author and trainer, with over 30 years experience
in print, broadcasting and public relations. Since 1996 he has been Director of
The MediaWise Trust, which he co-founded with 'survivors of media abuse' in
1993. Mike provides its public voice in the media, advises individuals and
organisations with complaints about the media. Working with UN agencies and
the International Federation of Journalists, he has devised and delivered
training for journalists and NGOs in more than 30 African, Asian and European
countries on coverage of children, diversity, health, human rights, refugees
and suicide, and on media regulation and press freedom issues.
David Archard is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at Lancaster
University. He has published numerous articles, chapters, and several books on
matters of contemporary ethical importance such as the rights of children and
on how the law should regulate sexual behaviour. He is a member of the UK’s
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and its research Licence
Committee; he was also Deputy Chair of a much publicised 2007 Nuffield
Council on Bioethics Working Party on the ethics of medical treatment for
seriously premature babies. He has contributed to a key collection on Media
Ethics.
Victoria Tyrrell is Lancaster University’s senior Press Officer. She has a wealth
of experience both as a print and media journalist herself, and over the years
in publicising the work of academics.
You are able to find the information regarding the full series of workshops and
the booking form for the September workshop on our website: -
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/ethicalresearch/index.htm
Contact Sheryl Coultas [log in to unmask] for further information.
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