Scenarios

Scenario: There has been a strike at a steel works. The union claims all its 100,000 members were out on strike, but the employer says 50% turned up for work and defied the picket line. You were reporting from the main gates of the steel plant all day and you didn't see anyone crossing the picket line. What do you report?

In this scenario we look at a situation where a journalist is faced with breaking the law in order to gather essential information for informing the public debate.

When should journalists offer a right of reply? All the time, sometimes, never? Try our ethical scenario and add your comments.

In this scenario a local newspaper reporter faces legal threats for a factual planning application report that lacked the applicant's demanded "positive spin."

In this scenario we look at a situation where an editor faces breaking protocol because of the strength of a story.

In this scenario, an award-winning journalist is offered a top job at national TV station, but soon after starting her new job she discovers corruption in the media house.

In this scenario a reporter covering a disaster finds a grief-stricken woman who he films in order to feature in his report before discovering the truth about the tragedy behind her emotions.

In this scenario a journalist lets their own emotional assumptions colour their news judgement resulting in misinformation.