To be ethical means that you must do what is write and report what is right. For example, telling your friend that stealing a candy bar is wrong and they should either put it back or pay for it would be the proper thing to do. However, idly standing by and watching them do it without saying anything would constitute as being unethical.
If a friend or someone you know has given a stranger their address, you should let someone you trust know about it; preferably their parent. Giving a stranger your address online is a very risky and dangerous line to cross. The person on the other side of the computer could be anyone; even someone they’re not claiming to be. There was a case in Wisconsin about a woman who had been sexually assaulted after inviting a man that she had been exchanging texts with over a course of 10 days that she had met online after inviting him into her home. The internet is a dangerous place.
Ethics play a huge part in journalism. If you do not provide ethical reports or articles on a subject, you may lose the interest of your audience. No one is going to want to read articles from unethical journalists. Providing facts is what keeps your audience coming back. Also, people may assume that what they are reading is true. They may become confused or even take innapropriate actions to assess what they have read and it’s your duty to provide them with the truth.
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