Journalism: Difference between revisions

|rowspan="4" valign="top"|<Sim> is finishing the final pass of the newspaper before it heads to the printers when he/she finds an error that may not actually be an error. The article in questions says that Hector Reely finished making his first movie when he was 12, but <Sim> could have sworn that he/she read on the internet that Reely was really 15 when the movie was made. There's only enough time to comfirm this fact, or read through the rest of the newspaper - is this fact worth checking?

|rowspan="4" valign="top"|<Sim> is tasked by his/her editors to investigate the economic advantages and disadvantages for families to hire a nanny. <Sim>'s initial research yields interesting results, most notably the conclusion that nannies are a bit less effective in child raising and more expensive in the long run. Before publishing the article, a representive of the Nanny's Union meets with <Sim> and threatens dire consequences if the article hits news stands. <Sim> is faced with a bit of a dilemma - should he/she publish the article, or withdraw it?