Question

a reporter finds that a story uncovering a political scandal about a political candidate was not accurate. based on additional reporting, there was no real scandal. the reporter goes to their supervisor, and the news station releases a statement of correction and apology. which principle of ethical journalism is this reporter following? (1 point) be accountable. seek truth and report on it. minimize harm. act independently.

Explanation:

To determine the principle, we analyze each option:

• "Be accountable": Journalists being accountable means taking responsibility for errors, like correcting and apologizing, which matches the reporter's action of getting a correction and apology released after finding the story was inaccurate.
• "Seek truth and report on it": Focuses on finding and reporting truth, but here the action is correcting a mistake, not just seeking truth initially.
• "Minimize harm": About reducing negative impact on sources/subjects, not related to correcting errors.
• "Act independently": About avoiding external influence in reporting, not about error correction.

So the reporter follows "Be accountable" by taking responsibility for the inaccurate story.

Answer:

A. Be accountable.