EIRP Proceedings, Vol 10 (2015)

Abstract

A review of self-regulatory operational systems at international level can offer a practical vision on media responsibility tools such as press council, which represents the main focus of this study. The Press Council is a flexible structure (Zlatev, 2011, p. 18) whose complexity depends on the political, cultural, historic and cultural context of a country and the professional culture of the journalists. There are many models of press councils, so we can conclude that there is no universal model, better or less good. This study aims at providing the current prospects for the functioning of such an instrument of professional responsibility of journalists in Romania and it is based on a qualitative research based on in-depth interview.