a marine captain is accusing a major news networks journalist of lying in a story. the journalist, who was…

a marine captain is accusing a major news networks journalist of lying in a story. the journalist, who was with the marines on patrol, wrote that the helicopter he was in came under sniper fire. the journalist admits to his producers that he embellished the story. the journalist was not under fire, but other choppers behind him were struck. the producers want to minimize the damage to the network and are unsure how to proceed. 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 captains poor leadership in a new story

a marine captain is accusing a major news networks journalist of lying in a story. the journalist, who was with the marines on patrol, wrote that the helicopter he was in came under sniper fire. the journalist admits to his producers that he embellished the story. the journalist was not under fire, but other choppers behind him were struck. the producers want to minimize the damage to the network and are unsure how to proceed. 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 captains poor leadership in a new story

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Brief Explanations:

The ethical thing is for the journalist to correct the false - reporting. Admitting to lying and giving an accurate account is the most ethical. Offering a settlement to suppress the accusation, having the journalist discredit the Marine captain, or just calling it a misreport are unethical ways to handle the situation.

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