Question

A Marine captain is accusing a major news network’s journalist of lying in a story. The journalist, who was with the Marines on patrol, wrote that the helicopter he was in came under sniper fire.

The journalist admits to his producers that he embellished the story. The journalist was not under fire, but other choppers behind him were struck. The producers want to minimize the damage to the network and are unsure how to proceed.

What is the most ethical action for the network to take?

have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers
have the journalist report on air that he was confused and “misreported” the incident
offer a settlement to the Marine captain for withdrawing his accusation
ask the journalist to discredit the Marine captain by discussing the captain’s poor leadership in a new story

Answer 1

Answer: have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers

Explanation:

i got the question correct.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is your first option: have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers.

Explanation:

Being ethical means being honest, being morally right, thus, the right answer here is your first option as it is the only one that mentions the whole truth, not partially true as the second option. And well, the third and fourth options are the opposite of ethical, as they won't act honestly in those two actions, just the opposite.