Character assassination and media victims

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Character assassination and media victims. The violation of personal honor is a non-fiction book published in 2007 by the media lawyer Christian Schertz and the journalist Thomas Schuler in the German Ch. Links Verlag . A second edition was published in 2008 and the digital book in 2012 . According to the publisher, it shows "mechanisms and backgrounds", addresses dangers and possible solutions, and should be understood as a call for "a new media culture ".

content

In addition to the editors, around 20 authors, mostly media journalists or press law experts themselves, wrote multi-page articles for the anthology: Gerhard Henschel , Christoph Schultheis, Dominik Höch, Martin Kölbel, Sabine Sasse, Karl-Otto Saur , Andreas Förster, Uli Rauss, Oliver Schröm , Thomas B. Goguel, Alexander Osang , Steffen Grimberg, Norbert Mappes-Niediek , Marita Hecker, Bernhard von Becker, Roland Kirbach, Uwe Krüger , Mario Gmür and Thomas Leif .

The book first deals with the history of journalistic character assassination and the theory and practice of personal rights in the media. This is followed by the work of the Bildzeitung , the largest tabloid in Germany. Individual cases presented concern those of a police officer, but also those relating to public figures, Günter Grass (Debate 2006) and Andreas Türck (trial reporting). Another focus is on homosexuality as a means to an end. The Bavarian CSU and the scandals surrounding the cases of Michel Friedman and Manfred Kanther are discussed. The focus is also on the campaign against Murat Kurnaz , a long-time prisoner in Guantanamo Bay . Both the filmmakers Jenny Gröllmann / Ulrich Mühe and the former hostages Natascha Kampusch and Susanne Osthoff are introduced. Other topics deal with television shows and their victims, character assassination in literature (so Esra ). Comparisons are then made with the USA, Great Britain (legal boundaries) and Eastern Europe. The last part of the volume deals with the therapy options for media victims. Finally, the role of the German Press Council is highlighted and an outlook is given.

Reviews

The Ilmenau legal scholar Frank Fechner commented in the communication science journal Publizistik : “Despite all the differences in the articles, both with regard to the topic and the objectivity or clarity of their own position, the articles are united by the concern that personal rights are more at risk in the modern media world than in the past . ”The reviewer criticized the work out the legal consequences of the violation of personal rights. At the same time, however, the book is “ required reading ” for journalists for him .

Brigitte Baetz reviewed for Deutschlandfunk : “The book [...] shows a questionable development of our media society on the basis of individual cases. If you want to protect yourself, you have to act immediately and seek legal assistance. ”She considers it to be“ carefully researching behind the scenes ”.

In Falter summed Florian Klenk : "You can learn about the destruction of an innocent police officers as well as through campaigns against TV presenters and writers. A gruesome and excellent piece of media criticism. "

It is recommendable, and going beyond the description, to have “central analysis categories that provide valuable starting points for further investigations. In addition, specific criteria are named to reduce misconduct and grievances, ”said media scientist Christian Schicha in the journal for communication ecology and media ethics .

output

  • Christian Schertz, Thomas Schuler (ed.): Character assassination and media victims. The violation of personal honor . Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-424-2 . (2nd edition from 2008 as e-book 2012: ISBN 978-3-86284-179-0 )

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank Fechner: Christian Schertz / Thomas Schuler (eds.): Rufmord und Medienopfer. The violation of personal honor (rec.). In: Publizistik 53 (2008) 2, pp. 275–276.
  2. ↑ Brigitte Baetz: Televised mobbing "Reputation and media victims". When investigative journalism fails . Deutschlandfunk, January 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ Florian Klenk: The rights of Mr. DSK (review). In: Falter 16/2011, April 13, 2011, p. 16.
  4. ↑ Christian Schicha: Christian Scherz / Thomas Schuler (ed.): Rufmord und Medienopfer. A violation of personal honor. Berlin: Links-Verlag, 2007 (review). In: Journal for Communication Ecology and Media Ethics 10 (2008) 1, pp. 113–114.