Saturday, April 3, 2010

Ethical Decisions

Scenario 1: Even though the documents on her desk are related to my investigation, my only action would be to ask her about the documents when she returns. The journalist part of me would desperately want to read them and use the information to my advantage, but the way I obtained that information could not be justified honorably.

Scenario 2: Yes, I would take the job as an orderly and report back my experience. My first job is a reporter; I must report back information the public would find useful. I feel they should know in what ways their local nursing home is substandard .

Scenario 3: When using another writer's information and incorporating it into your own piece (even from a web site), I must credit the other written source.
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  1. AnonymousApril 6, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    1) That's probably the best course of action.
    2) Be careful on this one — applying for a job without revealing that you are a reporter can get you (and your news organization) sued for misrepresentation. That’s what happened in the Food Lion case. ( Link to the Freedom Forum analysis of this case.) It would be better to research the story further and find other sources.
    3) That's right.

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