Community Radio Pledge (pdf) - amarc

Ethic : Some queries1. Wife of a leading member of the movement for social emancipation hasbeen hospitalized after she was beaten up by her own husband incritical condition. The leader in question has been arrested by thepolice. You landed this news. Knowing that the news is about to go onair, four leaders of the social emancipation movement land in yourradio station. They requested to drop the news pleading that the imageof their leader would be maligned if the news goes on air. They alsosaid that if you carry the news all four of us will commit suicide. Whatwould you do in this situation?2. A school which has been securing position in the first ten successfulexaminees since the last four years has alleged that there has beendiscrepancy in the SLC results. The school in question has alsoproduced some proof substantiating the claim. Knowing that the newsis about to be carried, Controller of Examination at Sanothimiapproaches you claiming that the allegations were baseless and thatcarrying such a news would erode the faith of the student communityon the examination making a request to drop the same. They also comeup with a proposal saying they were busy now and that you werewelcome to their office where they will show you the answer copies ofthe students. What would you do in this situation?3. The nation is in the grip of an epidemic. One thousand people have losttheir lives to the epidemic while the instances of people dying has notstopped. Health workers have accused the government of complacencetowards the need to make arrangement for emergency health service.You thought of interviewing the health minister after the allegationsbecame public. Initially the minister declined. The minister denied aninterview despite repeated requests but later agreed on conditions.Conditions were that the questions will have to be in written form andshould be made available in advance while prior permission will have tobe sought before the same is published. What would you do ?What is for sure is no permit is revoked just in the event a journalistviolates the professional ethics. This however does not mean that thejournalists can do anything they like. While there is no one who can stopyou from writing you will be however deemed to have professionally died adeath if the readers do not believe in what you have written.74