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Christina Peacock
ThursdayFeb 1 at 4:32pm
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As a reporter for the Town Times I have an obligation to my audience to report all factual information. After speaking with the suspect’s sister I have another side of the story to report, as far as allowing the audience to find out more about the suspect. If this was a non-violent crime, I would not reveal my sources. However, considering the guard was shot during this bank robbery, withholding information about his whereabouts could be a danger to the general public. According to Jacquette, “ If not all journalists are virtuous friends in Aristotle’s sense, then we, together with the worldwide community of journalists, have no choice but to bring offenders before the law and to impose other kinds of restrictions on and corrections to their actions”. Although, the sister has trusted me with this information as a journalist, I am a citizen first. Which means that this information must be given to the authorities. By telling the authorities, I am assuring that the public is safe and his sister also. She may not realize that by withholding information she could be considered as a accessory to the crime, so relaying this information to the authorities would be beneficial to her as well. After giving the authorities the tip, I would write an article giving further insight on the criminal but I would withhold my sources. I would withhold her name so her name isn’t connected to the crime. I think it would be beneficial to her in the future if she isn’t associated with the crimes committed by her brother.
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