1. Citing unnamed sources, three rival news outlets break a big story on the arrest of a college athlete. Police have not yet released any information and refuse to comment. You choose to run a story even though your own sources are the competing media outlets. Do you need to attribute this information to other media, or is it in the public domain?
Attribute it to other media
2. A source at the county gives us “Top Secret” documents about an investigation into a suspected drug ring on campus. He tells us he made copies of the documents, which is against county rules. Can you use them? Should you use them?
They shouldn't be used since they are against the rules.
3. Police and social workers have found several instances of children in elementary school sniffing aerosol propellant gases – hairspray, WhipCream canisters and paint. They want to raise public awareness about the issue, but they cannot name the underage children or release the reports. Rather than identifying a child, you should create a caricature of a typical child, based on details provided by police and social workers. How do you respond?
This is one way to release the information to warn parents without naming any names or releasing the reports to the public.
4.The U.S. Army offers to fly you and several other journalists to Afghanistan -- all-expenses paid -- to highlight the Army’s humanitarian work in the region. Each journalist will be assigned an Army spokesperson who will accompany them throughout the trip. Journalists must agree to report only on the humanitarian work -- building schools, repairing infrastructure and coat drives. The journalists cannot report on military conflicts in the region. Should you go?
I don't think you should go because the Army is making unfair requests of you to only tell the public what they want you to.
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