Rupert Murdoch gave a speech in 2011 that defines ethics in a manner that many individuals would likely find quite enlightening. In that speech, Murdoch states "There is simply no excuse for unethical behavior. There are real issues that we must confront and are confronting. We could not be taking this more seriously or listening as intently to criticisms" (Murdoch, 2011, p. 436). The violation of ethical conduct that Rupert was referring to were the actions taken by a number of journalists in his employment. The journalists were accused of hacking into personal telephone voicemails.
Having harboured a secret desire to be a professional journalist at sometime in my life, I followed closely the allegations, as well as Mr. Murdoch's response to those allegations. In his speech to shareholders of the company that he runs, Murdoch states "if we hold others to account, then we must hold ourselves to account" (p. 436). As a wanna-be journalist, I find Murdoch's response to the allegations a 'breath of fresh air'. I am impressed that the man would readily acknowledge the fact that a company as large as his has a burden, a duty, to do more than just generate profits. As Murdoch explains "we cannot be just a profitable company -- we must be a principled company" (p. 436).
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