Answer to Question #298877 in Political Science for Rish

Question

What was Caplow and Wilenskys’s (1964) position relating to professional Journalism in new nations (newly independent countries)?

Answer 1

Evolving and adhering to a professional code of ethics is one of the first requirements for any profession before demanding freedom.

Advocates of processual approach in the study of professions submit that, evolving a ‘code of conduct’, is a major step in the development of a profession (Wilensky, 1964; Caplow, 1970; Ritzer, 1972). It is through a properly evolved and strictly enforced code of conduct, that a profession will be self-regulated.