This is a mail from my friend Asma Siddiqui from Pakistan. She is doing a survey regarding plagiarism and other crimes. It is a comparative study of media ethics.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Below is a questionnaire. Please fill it up. It would require ten to fifteen minutes of your precious time. I am collecting information and data on this topic to understand the issue and to help victims avail justice. Your information and views would help curb plagiarism in Pakistan and in other countries. Note: Please highlight the options that you want to mark in red text colour. Also give all your answers and opinions in red text colour. After you are done, copy paste it on Microsoft word and kindly forward me the mail. Thanks Best regards, Questionnaire Name: Institution/organization/profession: Email address: 1. Is there any course of media ethics and laws taught at universities/media institutions in your country? If yes, please mention the name of the institution. a) Yes b) No 2. What are the illegal practices rampant in your country’s media organizations? You can check more than one option. a) Sensationalism b) Plagiarism c) Wrong reporting d) False news e) Defamation f) Biased news g) Non-payment to writers h) All of the above 3. Do you know of any law against plagiarism in your country? a) Yes (Please state the law) b) No 4. Have you ever been a victim of plagiarism? a) Yes b) No 5. Have you ever witnessed an act of plagiarism? a) Yes b) No 6. How can plagiarism be condemned? (you can check more than one options) a) By publication of an errata b) Sacking the person responsible of plagiarism c) Issuance of warning letter d) Penalty on the criminal e) If any other, please describe. 7. How can plagiarism be prevented? (you can check more than one options) a) Strict internal policies regarding plagiarism b) A check on plagiarism by an independent organization c) A strict law enforced against plagiarism d) By imposing a ban on the one who does it e) All of the above f) If any other apart from the above options, please state 8. Is there any organization that keeps a check on plagiarism and other crimes in your country? a) Yes b) No 9. Do you think there is a need for an organization/group/ association to keep a check on plagiarism in your country? a) Yes b) No 10. What in your opinion should the organization focus on other than plagiarism? (you can check more than one options) a) Defamation b) Non payment to writers c) False news d) If any other, please mention What issues should the organization/group/association address apart from media crimes? a) a guide for writers b) a trainer for young aspiring writers c) Work towards promoting writers and their work d) Improving journalism/media standards in Pakistan e) Work towards protecting writers’ rights f) All of the above g) If any other apart from the above, please mention 11. Would you like to join a group which is working for the implementation of journalistic and media ethics? Give reasons. a) Yes b) No 12. What else, in your view, should be done about the illegal practices if present in media? Please state your opinion below. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
