Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Ethics

"When it comes to foreign news journalism, you can earn a lot of points by going to a dangerous place."

Sending reporters to dangerous places is a difficult procedure, and can cause a lot of pressures among journalists and their families. The Guardian just reported this sad example, which should rise ethical talks within the BBC News, and elsewhere in foreign news business.

BBC journalist shot dead in Somalia felt under pressure to go, family say

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