In your response, demonstrate your understanding of journalistic code of ethics and ethical laws and protection for journalists.
Scenario 1
A school secretary at the junior high is charged with embezzling $20,000 from the student activity fund, money used to sponsor class trips and club projects.
1. Should this story be covered in the schools news publication? Explain your reasoning

The secretary is a student at the high school. Should that influence the decision on whether or not to cover the story? Explain.

3The secretary’s son is also undergoing psychiatric care and the staff

Question

In your response, demonstrate your understanding of journalistic code of ethics and ethical laws and protection for journalists.
Scenario 1 
A school secretary at the junior high is charged with embezzling $20,000 from the student activity fund, money used to sponsor class trips and club projects.
1.	Should this story be covered in the schools news publication?  Explain your reasoning

The secretary is a student at the high school.  Should that influence the decision on whether or not to cover the story?  Explain.

3The secretary’s son is also undergoing psychiatric care and the staff

summer4ever · Answer

decides to cover the story anyway.  The principal threatens to censor it because of his concerns for this child.  Is there any remedy to this dilemma short of censorship?  Explore ethical breeches this scenario could possibly create.  Demonstrate your knowledge of code of ethics in your response.