Karen Sanders | Ethics and Journalism

Karen Sanders | Ethics and Journalism
Sanders explores the issue of conflicts of interest in journalism, noting first that the idea was not even applicable to the field until journalists were expected to tell the truth rather than print (or not print) as a result of bribery (or extortion) . Journalistic codes today forbid this formerly common practice, declaring as an ideal transparency to the public.
-Morally questionable intentions and motives of journalists are generally due to the fact that they are

A) at odds with public expectations.
B) dishonorable in themselves.
C) Transparent to the public.
D) both a and b