Beneficence could be applied to helping law enforcement. As the decision at hand consists of two mutually exclusive options, one of these obligations would need to be overriding. It is most likely that for the journalist this would be to communicate all of the information in keeping with the journalistic code of ethics. This approach, however, does not represent a resolution of the ethical dilemma so much as it represents a cop-out. The decision as to the absolute obligation is too subjective. If the decision-maker was going to "go with his gut," there was no need to treat the issue as an ethical dilemma in the first place. The notion of an ethical dilemma is given short shrift by a system that argues there is a dilemma but the answer is to do whatever you want and argue that this choice was the absolute obligation all along. Pluralism may yield a response in this situation, but it yields no insight and is therefore a poor choice of an ethical decision-making model. An ethical dilemma is born of a choice between to equally reasonable options. When the media is confronted by the knowledge that deliberately withholding information...
Journalistic ethics do not exist for their own sake. They exist to serve the needs of a specific constituency, the general public. It is the benefit to this public that should therefore serve as the guidepost for the resolution of this ethical dilemma. While some schools focus on the potential outcomes to theoretical future victims of the criminal, it is unreasonable to resolve on ethical dilemma on a possibility, unless that possibility is in fact a near certainty. In this situation, the future is sufficiently lacking in clarity to provide a meaningful guidepost. This may hint that utilitarianism is an inappropriate means by which to resolve this dilemma, but that is not the case. Utilitarianism can and should be used to resolve this dilemma, but strictly on the basis of known outcomes. And in that case, it is known that withholding the information has known consequences; revealing the information does not have known adverse consequences, only assumed ones, and even those do not affect the public at large.
Ethical Decision Making Process The case study at hand involves a number of issues. The first and foremost is that of the treatment and counseling of an addict that refuses to admit that he has a problem that needs to be dealt with in order for him to not only lead a normal healthy life but also might have implications for his family life. Additionally, the patient involved refuses to keep
Ethical Decision Making Kimberly Gas Hub ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN KIMBERLEY GAS HUB The Kimberley Gas Hub is a controversial project to set up an LNG refinery facility at James Price Point near the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The company Woodside is interested in setting up the project and it claims that it will boost the mining industry in the region and will bring economic development for the local people. Critics
Ethical Decision Making Process Underage Garment Workers Dodge Rules in Cambodia The press has been waiting for three hours and Steve, the chief communications officer cannot wait any longer for fear of the press houses growing even larger. He knows keeping the press waiting long could be part of the story on top of the story already unfolding. He opens the door for Melanie and Cindy, both from Human Resources Management and
Ethics are essential for organizational success. They influence the decisions made by the employees and managers on issues affecting the performance of the firm (Project Management Institute, n.d.). An organization that upholds ethical behaviors has a culture that fosters not only productivity but also excellence in service and product provision to its target markets. Managers are tasked with the role of ensuring that ethics are upheld in a firm. However,
Introduction Ethical dilemmas take place when a circumstance necessitates one to choose amongst alternatives that generates a values conflict amongst the various organizational stakeholders. One of the major contemporary ethical dilemmas is the use of social media. In the present-day organizational setting and the advancement of technology, social media has become a significant business marketing tool, and it a fundamental part in the lives of personnel (Massotte, 2017). The progressing nature
Moreover, the simulation also made available several branching and interdependent decision pathways. The simulations presented in the beginning pertinent background information and then subsequent screens presented at least three decision choices. Based on the selection, a new screen presented the client's response. The process ended when the students reached the end of a decision pathway. The simulation also took into account that many counseling situations do not have right
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