There's Dharma in journalism too

Should an editor publish a news item with proper sourcing and attribution when he knows that his reporter has given anonymity to a certain source?

Should the editor consider the "public good" or the source's interest?

Can reporters be allowed to lie for getting stories? If so, to what extent?

These were just some of the issues that were discussed in a special class this morning, on the ethics in journalism. Indeed, ethics in the world of journalism are diminishing day by day. With newspapers emerging ion every other corner of the country, TV channels springing up and online news-getters showing up, it's really tough to follow ethics. If you've got a great story on hand, just print the thing and get the money.

Ethics go for a toss in the midst of intense, cut-throat media competition.

Yet there are a set of rules that have to be followed. Just like Dharma for Life. Ain't Dharma a set of rules you have to follow in your life. Be extravagant, be "modern", change with the times, but do all this in keeping with the set of rules called Dharma. There's Dharma in journalism too.