QUESTION 21 OF 29

What is the hardest ethical decision you have ever had to make and how did you resolve it?

One of the most challenging parts of journalism is staying ethically true to yourself and your company. The candidate should discuss any time in their career they have encountered a tricky ethical decision or situation and how they overcame it to what they believe was the right decision. This will give the interviewer an idea of how the candidate will make ethical decisions in the future.

"The hardest ethical decision I have ever made is when I interviewed the mother of a son who was a victim of sexual assault in a church. It was a hard decision to ultimately do the interview because the priest would not go on camera to talk about what had happened, so it was a one-sided story, but I wanted to do it so that their story got out and others would feel comfortable coming forward if it also happened to them."

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What is the hardest ethical decision you have ever had to make and how did you resolve it?

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