CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MEDIA CREDIBILITY IN STRENGTHENINGPEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS (SDG 16)

Abstract

The correlation between corporate governance and media credibility and how they reinforce one another advocating for the Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions proposed in the SDG 16 (Sustainable Development Goal 16). The corporate governance that injects transparency, accountability and ethical leadership constitutes a valuable tool in fighting against corruption, constructing institutional trust and inducing responsible choice. On the other hand, a credibility for the media that is embedded in correctness, autonomy and fairness is a corrector that constructs accountability and offers citizens credible information. The two reinforce one another in a reinforcement loop, where a good governance in the institution triggers ethical behavior on the part of the media and responsible media constructs corporate and political governance. The two interconnections are however distorted by corruption, information manipulation and political interference. This study investigates how they can be synergetic, what are the gaps and how they help build resilient democracies, just and fair peace and SDG16 at international level.