Memo: The Ethics of News Gathering memo format Topic: Provide a media organization ethics committee with a thorough, clear, and relatively short critical examination of three specific ethical problems and possible solutions for the problems. Begin the memo with one of the definitions of “news” from the reading material for this course. Describe three ethical paths, and explore the ethical responsibilities, choices, and dilemmas facing news-gathering journalists from the perspective of one of these paths. 3 examples of journalism, from a single media organization or group For each of the three cases, analyze the extent to which ethical concerns conflict with (or are outweighed by) personal, professional, political, or corporate interests. Provide some remedies to avoid any futures problems. Consider: 2. A brief historical survey of the development of news 3. journalists about ethical standards 4. The distinctions between truth, objectivity, and storytelling
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