Murder the Media: Ethics on January 6, 2021

After reading case 5-A — “Murder the Media: Ethics on January 6, 2021” — on page 149 of Media Ethics: Issues and Cases, discuss the following: Journalists are not normally considered an information source for law enforcement. Was it appropriate for journalists to alert law enforcement agencies of the results of their reporting? What ethical theory supports your response? How should the crowd that stormed the US Capitol be characterized? A mob? Insurgents? Protestors? Insurrectionists? Domestic terrorists? Use an ethical theory to support your word choice. Going forward, how much coverage should journalists and news organizations be giving to continuing threats of domestic violence?

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