社会新闻中有一部分是涉及社会阴暗面的,如不幸事件、丑恶行为、暴力、犯罪、社会病态等等。有关这类问题的报道,常常涉及法律问题和道德问题。如果处理不好,就会成为诽谤或者侵犯他人隐私,触犯法律;也可能自觉不自觉地宣扬残暴和罪恶,起了诲淫诲盗的作用,损害甚至败坏了社会道德。这都是值得我们警惕和注意的。这个问题从社会新闻出现不久就提出来了。1914年瑞士新闻业总会提出关于新闻工作者道德的决议,规定“论一国元首非关历史上必要之端者,不得登载;论个人琐屑之事而于群众无关系者,不得登载;震人听闻、摇人心思之事,如某人自尽、某人见杀,以及淫秽等事,不得登载;谣传不实、子 Part of the social news is about the dark side of society, such as unfortunate events, ugly behavior, violence, crime, social morbidity and so on. Reports on these types of issues often involve legal and ethical issues. If not handled properly, it will become defamatory or violate the privacy of others and violate the law. It may also consciously and unconsciously promote brutality and evil, play a role in obscenity, harm or even ruin social morality. This is worth our vigilance and attention. This question was raised shortly after the social news appeared. In 1914, the Swiss Press Association proposed a resolution on the morality of journalists. It stipulated: "No one in the history of a country’s head of state should be allowed to publish any articles on the moral of journalists. People hear, shake things, such as a person suicide, someone kill, and obscenities and other things, may not be posted; rumors false