Tiriamoji Žurnalistika,Sąmokslo Teorijos Ir Etika
Investigative Journalism, Conspiracy Theories and Ethics

Summary/Abstract: The article presents conspiracy theorizing as a positive cultural phenomenon, beneficial for open society survival and functioning. As history shows, conspiracy theorizing, especially in the field of investigative journalism, produces some theories on genuine criminal conspiracies, which sometimes interrupt their successful realization, and a lot of false, morally harmful theories, which ruins good reputation of private and public persons, as well as companies and institutions. Although the moral cost of the later is obvious, nevertheless a ban on the conspiracy theorizing would be even more harmful for society as a whole. Therefore conspiracy theoreticians and investigative journalists should continue their professional activity being extremely careful concerning its possible moral costs.

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