WorksheetsJournalism 101 Ethics Case Study
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
What job did Robert Kapler lie to get?
A security guard at a nuclear power plant
A physicist
He didn't lie
A manager at a nuclear power plant
Why did Kapler want to infiltrate the nuclear power plant?
See if there were issues with the nuclear power plant
To interview the owners and managers with the nuclear power plant
See how security guards were treated
To see how easy it was to infiltrate a national security institution
What role of ethics was suspended?
"A journalist's primary obligation is to the public"
"A journalist must not misrepresent themselves"
"Journalists must be accurate and fair"
"Journalists should minimize harm"
What was Kant's view on Ethics? (And how does it relate to this case?)
Lying is never okay
Anything is fine
It's about the action, not the outcome
Do what you have to do to get the story
What's W.D. Ross's view of ethics? (And how does it relate to this case?)
Anything morally wrong is never acceptable to do
It's a common sense duty not to lie
You can base the actions based off the situation
You can do anything you want
What's Jeremy Bentham's view on Ethics? (And how does it relate to this case?)
The ends justify the means.
What you do depends on the situation
You should never do something that is morally wrong
Lying is okay so long as you get the story and the facts
What is duty of care?
Journalists have to go out and physically take care of all the citizens.
It's not even a thing
A journalist's responsibility to provide information to citizens.
