| Abstrakt: |
Based on the theory of planned behavior, this mixed-method study aimed to identify factors influencing media practitioners' decisions to disclose personal information of characters featured in their journalistic works. The authors conducted 23 in-depth interviews with, and collected 204 online surveys from, media managers, media professionals, and media educators in Vietnam. The surveys found that the media practitioners' attitudes toward privacy, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control influenced their behavioral intention and privacy practices in line with the theory; subjective norms (e.g., perceptions of the audience, supervisors, and the working environment) were the most influential factor. The interviews found that privacy practices were culture- and context-based, often adjusted under exceptional or unprecedented circumstances. Finally, the authors offered suggestions for media practitioners to reinforce their work ethics to prevent intrusion of characters' privacy, raise awareness about privacy rights in journalists, and put in place a code of conduct in newsrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
