Ethics Cases

1. In this case, they are asking if journalists should say the names of sexual abuse child victims. In some cases abuse victims were named but were later found to be sexual abuse victims as well. It is up to the reporters to release the names, but lots of people are believing it's inappropriate to share the children's identity. I think it is only okay if you have the permission from both the victim and their guardians. It's really unfair to the victims that were named and felt targeted, ashamed, and embarrassed. Everyone reacts to things differently. But for the victims that were first seen as abuse victims then later found out to be victims of sexual abuse as well, I think they shouldn't leave that piece out of the case. It is important to bring awareness to the problems that are happening in this country. If the case is already out, they shouldn't exclude the new information. Other than that it's highly inappropriate for a child victim to be named.

2.  The Eagles, a popular rock band, were hosting a concert to raise money for a democratic nominee for the US Senate. A boss of a news outlet did not let his staffers report on the concert due to the fact it was a political event. Temple, the boss, told staffers that it was because of the fact they were not allowed to make donations. I believe it's their job to cover as much as they can, and put the trust in your staffers not to make donations if it is against their rules. Politics are very important to millions of Americans, and then the fact that this company was very negative towards the fact that they can't do a political story is upsetting. It's their job to bring the stories in. 

3. In 2005, a newspaper released very offensive cartoons to the Islamic community. The newspaper editor, Danes, said that it was time to stop being afraid of what could happen. But in reaction, the Islamic leaders were furious. They even went another step to describe the pictures, but that made things worse. These cartoons caused riots and uproar from the community, even going as far as people getting killed. This freedom of speech was used to harass and bully an entire community, and I don't think that's right. They shouldn't be able to publish something that they know will cause a problem, especially when lives are at risk. It doesn't matter that only a thousand of the millions of muslims rioted, the fact that a thousand would riot at all is a problem.