Ethics

1. Using the Holocaust as a Metaphor
              The article, "Using the Holocaust as a Metaphor", is focused on PETA's, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, new campaign. The name, "Using the Holocaust as a Metaphor", is comparing the murder of animals for human use to the mass killing of Jews in World War 2. I think it is wrong to use this kind of comparison because not only are the animals representing the Jews, but it's ethically wrong to use this kind of emotional and dark scenario to market a new business venture.

2. A Suspect "Confession"
             "A Suspect Confession" is about the arrest of John Mark Karr, who sent emails to University of Colorado journalism professor, Michael Tracey. Tracey alerted the authorities after drawing some evidence from emails that have been sent over the past for years. Karr was sent back to Boulder, Colorado and DNA tested. He passed, but still wasn't released because he faced charges from a past crime in California. I think Michael Tracey did the right thing. Article were published, but he didn't keep the truth from authorities and that could protect people in the future.

3. A Self Serving Leak
               The article,  "A Self Serving Leak", was about two reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, who were willing to go to jail to protect their source. As it turns out the leak, lawyer Troy Ellerman, was manipulating them and brought a case to court against his clients. A few years later, after the reporters were sentenced jail time, Ellerman admitted he was the leak and the reporters never served time or discussed the case any further. I think a confidentiality agreement is too hardcore, because in the worst possible scenario you would need to release information to protect other people. But after Ellerman manipulated them, he lost his protection. The reporters didn't have to have his back after that.