WarmingupWarmingupWarmingupSkimmingSkimmingSkimmingSkimmingSkimmingHardNews3Aphotographerinawarzonetakesphotosofanarmyofficerexecutingrebelsoldiers.It’spossiblethathemighthavebeenabletostoptheofficershootingtheprisoners.Buthechosetohonourhisresponsibilitiestowardshiseditorandthenewspaperreaders,whichwastoreportwhatwashappening.Shouldhehavegotinvolved,orwashesimplydoinghisjob?4Ajournalistisinvestigatingamajorfraudinabigcitybank.Abankemployeerevealstoherthemethodbywhichthecrimewascommitted,andtheidentitiesofthecriminals.Indoingso,theemployeeadmitshisownminorimplicationinthecrime.Thepolicelaunchtheirowninvestigation,andaskthejournalisttorevealthenameofhersource.Sherefuses,claimingthatherprofessionalstandardsobligehertoprotecthersources.Shouldshebepraisedforherprinciples,orchargedwithpreventingthepolicefromsolvingthecrime?5Anewspaperpublishesphotosofawell-knownfilmactorwhosecareerispromotedbyherfrequentappearancesinthemedia.Onthisoccasion,thephotosweretakenwhiletheactorwasonholidayinaprivatehomeabroad.Theactorintendstotakethenewspapertocourtforinvasionofherprivatelife.Isthenewspapersimplydoingwhatitsreadersexpectittodo,oristheactorentitledtoseparateherprivatefromherpubliclife?6Whatdoyouthink?7Theethicalresponsibilityofthejournalistisendlesslydiscussed,bothingeneral,andinparticularcases.Atfirst,theanswerseemssimple:Thejournalist’sjobistorecordwhat’shappening,accuratelyandbasedonfacts.8Butsometimesdoingajournalist’sjobisatthecostoftheirhumanity.WhenJackRubyshotLeeHarveyOswald,themanarrestedforkillingPresidentJohnFKennedy,aphotographerwaspresent.ButcouldhehavedroppedhiscameraandstoppedRubyfromfiringhisgun?Andifhehaddoneso,wouldweknowmoreaboutwhoorderedthekillingofthepresidentthanwedonow?9AndwerethephotographersethicallyrighttopursuePrincessDianaandherpartnerinordertoobtainphotosatsuchspeedsastocausehercartocrash?Orwasitafairandreasonablenewsstorywhichrespectedthereaders’righttoknowaboutarelationshipaffectingthestateoftheBritishroyalfamily?10Soshouldthejournalistalwayssta