Question

What is the most ethical action for the network to take?

have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers
have the journalist report on air that he was confused and “misreported” the incident
offer a settlement to the Marine captain for withdrawing his accusation
ask the journalist to discredit the Marine captain by discussing the captain’s poor leadership in a new story

Answer 1

I don't know the full question but from the answers provided I would say A.

Answer 2

A. have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers

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Step-by-step explanation:

Some of the code of ethics in The Society of Professional Journalists states that journalists must seek truth and report without bias, and that they should be accountable and transparent. In answer A, the journalist is accountable by apologizing and is not biased by accurately explaining what happened.

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