During this tutorial, the class watched a documentary on the New York times and how they have developed in the news world. The documentary showed many problems that arise during journalism careers such as how the public does not like journalists, the conflict with public relations and situations such as when a journalists is sent to a war zone.
One of the biggest controversies in New York Times history was when a reporter sent back secret military documents which had the potential to endanger American soldiers. There were arguments both for and against the journalist's decision.
The argument against the decision was that the military documents contained secret information that could endanger the soldiers fighting in the war. These were things such as tactics, safe houses and things of the like. The release of this to the public meant that anyone could get a hold of it, even members of the enemy army if they wanted to.
The argument supporting the journalist's decision was that the public has the right to know what is going on, and that it is the journalist's job and duty to supply the information for them. A large percentage of the public read the documents which showed that there was large interest in it, increasing the popularity of the news outlet.
This is one of the biggest problems with journalism, the duty of the job conflicts with what people believe to be humanly moral, as I have explained in a previous post.
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