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.
-The trend today is ___________ the bribes, junkets, and freebies that formerly would influence a journalist's objectivity.

A) away from
B) toward
C) a continuation of
D) an acceptance of