Rawls’ ethics theory suggests that the morally correct action is the one that favors the disadvantaged. In this case, because the drivers’ safety is placed at risk by the more powerful organization of NASCAR, the drivers become the disadvantaged. It, therefore, becomes the responsibilities of all people to assure the safety of the NASCAR drivers, but only the journalists have the ability to access, assess, and distribute the information necessary to create the change to do so. Also, according to the SPJ’s code of ethics, the duties of a journalist are to seek the truth and report it, to minimize harm, to act independently, and to be accountable and transparent (spj). All of these guiding principles are applicable in this case. These principles …show more content…
It is also, as previously stated, a journalist’s job to minimize harm. While that often means to treat story subjects with respect, it can be also interpreted to mean that they should look into and write the stories that will reduce the amount of damage inflicted in people’s lives overall, like their story would have done by inciting the demand to improve safety regulations in NASCAR. The journalists should have continued to try to gain access to the autopsy photos -- which they did -- so that they would have been able to act independently of what the original investigation already told them. They could have taken what NASCAR’s report said as truth, written a story about it, and published it without any issues. Yet, their decision to verify what they were they were being told is not only one of their journalistic duties, but a sign of their commitment to both their audience and high-quality journalism. The one principle that the journalists struggled with was the final one, acting …show more content…
However, this issue becomes even more conflicted with the rise of the internet, where things like grisly photos of deaths can be easily found and never truly erased. Although the Sentinel had tried to explain that they had no intention of publishing the photos, how could Earnhardt’s family know for certain that their loved one’s autopsy photos wouldn’t be printed on the front page the next day? Newspapers are still businesses, and placing graphic images or headlines on the front page is a reliable way to generate revenue and many papers have done it before, regardless of any journalistic integrity. The Earnhardts would have had to just rely on blind faith of the Sentinel to do as they said. This is a clear concern to have, and this is why the Sentinel failed in their responsibility to communicate with the Earnhardts and to be transparent enough to have the trust of the public. There was also the possibility that -- if the family had entrusted the paper with the autopsy photos, and the paper did not publish them, just as they promised -- someone could gain access to the Sentinel’s system and release the photos anyways. The paper would just have to do damage control while Earnhardt’s family is risked with seeing the autopsy photos at any point across the internet. Considering factors like these, it is clear that the family had a justifiable right to
The muder of Meredith Kercher was covered very differently from beginning to end. Media bias was present on both sides of guilty and not guilty. The story was hard to keep straight as information was either left out or presented falsely. News articles presented soon after a story, is useful for awareness of the issue; however, exact details are generally not presented fairly or true fully.
The year 2008 was a dreadful year for corporations as it brought profit losses for their business. Corporations would rather forget this dark time in history plus trust past events do not repeat themselves. During 2008 companies were struggling to stay in the industry. NASCAR, Chevrolet, and Chrysler among others firms could not have prevented what was occurring in the USA economy (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). There was nothing that could have altered the 2008 recession. However, the NASCAR’s overall co- branding strategy dealing with the marketing affairs seems to be a sound plan, but they lacked diversification in its sponsorship portfolio.
Showing respect to the loved ones and friends that knew the person, alive or deceased, that the journalists are reporting on is one of the most basic rules that shouldn’t have to be written down but it is. A journalist must also think about if there would be any children that may come into contact with their articles, so they have to watch what they say and how much detail they decide to go into. The Code clearly states, “Show compassion for those who may be affected by news coverage. Use heightened sensitivity when dealing with juveniles, victims of sex crimes, and sources or subjects who are inexperienced or unable to give consent. Consider cultural differences in approach and treatment”(pg 1). No one thinks about how their articles will affect the family of the victims or the person who that did said crime. Journalists use such great detail to describe such terrible events and don’t think about the effect of their reporting. This is something that Koenig does a lot. Koenig shows very little compassion for the family of Hae Min Lee. She chooses to go into detail about what happened to Hae and the description of her body. She didn’t think about what the family would think if they had heard this podcast. An example of Koenig’s lack of compassion about Hae is when she says, “They leave the parking lot. Adnan's driving Hae's car with her body in the trunk” (pg
Nowadays journalists have the responsibility to report facts as accurately, objectively, and disinterestedly as is humanly possible. ‘’The, honest, self-disciplined, well-trained reporter seeks to be a propagandist for nothing but the truth’’ (Casey, 1944b).
Monday not long after arriving at the office SAC Mark Pro received a phone call concerning assistance from the GBI for a death in Adel. CSS Kellyn Wilkes was the CSS on call. The other intern “Olivia” and I rode with CSS Wilkes to the scene. Upon arrival, we were still waiting on a search warrant before entering the house. However, since pictures are always taken before entering a house in death investigations we took pictures from different distances as well as vehicles on the property before entering the residence. Additionally, DNA swabs were taken before entering the home as well. I watched and observed as evidence was obtained and as the residence was searched. Afterward, evidenced was logged into an online database and left with the Adel Sherriff department.
This shows the audience that Rezendes places value in the journalistic ethic of completeness. Rezendes was scared that another newspaper would print the article ahead of them and not investigate the full story. However, by rushing the story the team will cut down on investigating and exclude valuable information. Rezendes, did not care for both sides of the story, which went against the journalistic ethic of fairness (Ethics Handbook). Although it may not be preferred to report the priests’ perspective, the story must be impartial (Spotlight).
The film Crash follows multiple stories interweaving all surrounding an initial car crash. The film also attacks stereo types and teaches you life's lesson of never judging a book by its cover. Ethical dilemmas arise in Crash multiple times. I am going to focus on three main ethical dilemmas that caught my attention.
A woman by the name of Debbie Sykes became the victim of a murder and rape. she was found behind an apartment building located downtown. She was a copy editor at the twin city sentinel. She was recognized by the chief editor who called in saying she did not appear for work. She was considered fight for her life however, she was stabbed and killed. The lead in her murder was a simple raspy call on a pay phone. He stated that he was Sammy Mitchell . By then they put up the photo of Darryl Eugene Hunt. He had been quickly taken in for the charge of rape and murder and stated that he didn 't commit the crime.
Many news reporters were at the scene when it occurred. They did not mention any names of the one hurt in the shooting nor did they say the name of the gunman because the reporters did not want to give him the satisfaction of being on the news. Harper-Mercer’s mother did not have any idea of his emotions or what he was tending to do. The officers told the media that a flash drive was inside the envelope but did not reveal what it contained. Umpqua increased on their security and detectives are still looking for any new
It was the first day of Deej Logan’s senior year, on her way home after school she started texting. Deej slammed her car into the back of a school bus going 63 miles per hour on cruise control. As for the 2 students and bus driver were injury free, she was not. Her father was stuck in the traffic of his own daughters wreck. Knowing this is a road she travelled on, he got out of the car to get details on the accident, and was told to go back to his vehicle. When an officer came back to his car and asked him for his I.D, Matt Logan said, “he didn’t need to say a word,” “It was extremely obvious that it was indeed my daughter.” Deej did not make it and her dad said she died without really knowing what ever happened. After
The company first learned of the deaths from a local news reporter. A medical examiner had just given a press conference saying people
To fully understand we much focus on these three aspects of the issue. Above all, it is the media's job to publish what is true. It is its job to give the audience news and that of truthful news. The most serious concern with the media is that what they reveal to the audience must be true because as a society we are greatly influenced by what we read, hear, and see through the press. This is why libel is more serious than privacy issues. Publishing false or inaccurate information directly is the biggest, and most devastating thing a journalist or media can do. That is the
Theodore Dawes is a writer and reporter from Alabama, he uses examples from the frustration of the people in view of the media, and but brings a better understanding to the process that reporter and editors have to go though in creating a story. He states that objectivity has no existence in news reporting, but journalists still provide the truth that it does exist. Reporters have only so much face time to provide a segment, how can they possibly provide multiple sides of a story and not expect to get all of the facts. Editors and reporter have to make difficult decisions including, the morality of the story and what facts they can possibly leave out. Even though it seems the media is only trying to persuade and pick sides in a story, this
In the Journalists’ Code of Ethics is implemented to the media to keep the reporting of all journalists fair and non-judgemental. The professional standards
The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism means you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way. — Chomsky 2008