I det här c-arbete behandlas begreppet Konsekvensneutralitet. Vad är det? Ska det finnas? Vad gör det med människor som råkar ut för det? Konsekvensneutralitet är: ?Nyheter som är korrekta, och framförallt relevanta, ur ett annat perspektiv än lösnummerförsäljning, ska publiceras även om det kan ha konsekvenser för de inblandade.? Vårt resultat visar att Konsekvensneutraliteten är nödvändig men inte problemfri..

The purpose of this study was to find out how the responsible editors on a selection of Swedish newspapers react to a reproach from the Press Ombudsman. The method for this research was eight qualitative interviews with responsible editors on some of Sweden?s biggest newspapers, and also a few local newspapers.We based our results on the interviews and three theories ? media accountability, communicative action and consequence neutrality. We used these theories because we think that, put together they produce the most apt view of how media ethics is being handled in the printed press.We found out that in most cases a reproach doesn?t mean that much to a newspaper.

The main purpose of this thesis is to explore journalists? views of the role of journalism in the asylum processes. The potentially problematic phenomenon is growing, and its spread will affect the way publishing decisions are made in the future. The subject is new and foreign to many journalists, and little to no research has previously been done on the subject. Our study will therefore provide new insight in the field of journalism ethics.We have conducted a qualitative study based on interviews with eight Swedish journalists who in oneway or another have reported on threatened asylum seekers.