News Ethics

"Using the 'Holocaust' Metaphor"
The organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched a new campaign called "Holocaust on Your Plate". This is a campaign that is comparing the slaughter of animals to the  murder of about 6 million Jews during WWII. This campaign was made because The PETA thinks that to many animals are being slaughter for the use of humans. I believe it is ethically wrong to compare the slaughter of animals to the holocaust. I believe this because the Holocaust was such a terrible thing that was done for no reason. This comparison can be thought of as hurtful to the Jews that were put in to these concentration camps because you are pretty much saying they are animals. We also almost always kill animals for a reason and for a use. We use animals for food, clothing, and etc. I'm not saying killing animals is good especially the amount that we are, but I don't believe this comparison is fair.

"A Suspect 'Confession'"
A 41 year old man, John Mark Karr was arrested in Bangkok Thailand at the request of Colorado officials. Karr was arrested for suspicion of a murder that he confessed of being guilty of in questioning. In December of 1996 Karr had strangled JonBenet Ramsey, the young journalist Michael Tracy had told the authorities of the suspicion once he read old emails he and Karr had written to each other. I think that you should tell the authorities if you figured out a murder suspect even though you are breaking confidentiality. People may think this is wrong, but in the case where a man or woman had killed someone and they have not been found by the police you should tell because people would think it would be more ethically wrong not to tell the police.

"The Media's Foul Ball"
At a Chicago cubs baseball game in 2003 a fan in the crowd deflected a foul ball so the outfielder, Moises Alou, couldn't catch the ball that could've lead to a potential win which would cause the team to go to the world series for the first time since 1945. This fan was unknown until the newspaper called the Chicago Sun-Times reveled his identity because he was "the center of a national news story". After sharing this information this writer and the newspaper got  many complaints about sharing the mans confidential information. I think sharing this mans name, address, and work place was way over the line. Sharing this information with the public could have put the man in danger due to angry fans. You should never share anyones personal information with the public unless the people/person says it is okay and you have a reason to do so.