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What is Public Thinking
It is a question to ask yourself when considering a source. What would the public think? Would they believe that your relationship to the source effected your writing.
What happens when a friend of yours slips up about a confidential source?
What is a conflict in your workspace?
Can you interview your ex-wife
False. Your past relationships is an indicator of a close relationship past or present.
An issue between two parties that creates a byproduct?
What is conflict?
A source wants to give you a free cup of coffee from their cafe before the interview. Do you take it?
No. Readers could see this as an influence or bribe for writing positively about their cafe.
Should you cover your wife's dental office scandal as a source?
False. It is a biased coverage regarding your partners work.
What is the threshold for meeting the standard of conflict?
What is a family relationship past or present?
You want to interview a close friend because they are the best source for the story. Should you?
You can but you should make it known to your readers the relationship you have with the source. Otherwise you should give the story to someone else
You want to interview an old friend from your home town that you haven't spoken to them in years is okay.
This is true. So long as there are no personal feeling that are getting in the way of how you report the story.
What is an exchange for services between a Journalist and Source?
What is a reward?
What is a reference to ethics guidelines?
Will the public and peers be upset if you break the ethical guidelines for a viral story?
True, people will be upset for you to do that, as it breaks trust between all parties
What are the five solutions to a conflict of interest?
Consult, offload, exit, disclose, explain