http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/invading-privacy/unwanted-spotlight/ Journalism ethics cases online Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:35:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/invading-privacy/unwanted-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-30366 Kelsi Buckley & Josie Janavicius Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:26:27 +0000 http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/ethics/invading-privacy/unwanted-spotlight/#comment-30366 We think it was okay for the reporter to publish the article on Schaefer, however she should have spoken to the family about what they felt, and what was going to be said in the article before it was published, to see it they agreed with it or not. Because the family denied being interviewed, the reporter had to find other sources, and the family can't really be upset about the fact that those people who were interviewed were'nt saying what they wanted to be said. We think it was okay for the reporter to publish the article on Schaefer, however she should have spoken to the family about what they felt, and what was going to be said in the article before it was published, to see it they agreed with it or not. Because the family denied being interviewed, the reporter had to find other sources, and the family can’t really be upset about the fact that those people who were interviewed were’nt saying what they wanted to be said.

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