Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on the new ethics of journalism. The journalist is responsible for what they convey to the people they must be allowed not to cover a story they find unethical or distasteful. (Thesis)

It is noticeable that most of the news content in the media is not suitable for all viewers and is malicious. Violence, abuse, and vulgarity have become a common scene of news channels. As a journalist, people come across many kinds of situation in their professional life. But at times their morality and ethics would not allow them to cover such news. So they should be allowed not to cover such instances. This is about freedom in work as the journalist must have the right to work in his manner in his space. As a professional, they completely understand what is instances has the potentiality for news coverage.

The journalist while doing his job also is doing a humanizing process. Journalist brings news from around the world to us. But sometimes journalists may be forced to cover instances and events which go against the ethics like murdering situations, sexually exploiting instance, and inhumane behaviors. The journalist might be unwilling to cover such situations but may be intimidated by the news channels to report it. Such conditions must not exist as it may be an invasion in their professional conduct. A journalist can be comfortable if he is allowed to do his work in alliance with his ethical and moral perspective. They need to be given the freedom to choose what they opt to cover or omit.

Journalists are professional people and they have a code of ethics on which they work. The journalist is always under pressure from various sources which would make them work with much less freedom. News media is also a sort of business and sometimes they are forced to cover matter which can be often unethical or distasteful to the journalist. The media channel may want to promote a particular event that may give benefits to them. A journalist should be fair and courageous in covering news and should be given choice to cover or not to cover a story. If they are allowed not to cover unethical and distasteful things then they feel content about their profession.