Ethical Issues in the Iran s Sport Media: Perceptions ‎of National Team Coaches

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of National team coaches on the obedience of the Iran Sport Media to journalistic ethical codes . Methods. This study was based on feedback received from 100 National team coaches and assistant coaches whose Different ages ranged, representing teams participating in Iran’s teams. Each participant evaluated a series of five statements related to the media’s news gathering techniques, treatment of their personal lives, prevalence of gossip, general accuracy of news stories, as well as the tendency of the media to stimulate and encourage violence. Results. It was determined that the ethical codes, namely gossip, private life and honesty are frequently violated, and the ethical codes, namely newsgathering and violence are sometimes violated. Conclusion. According to these results, Iran sport media outlets are plagued with significant ethical code difficulties.