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Which scenario involves a reporter acting ethically?(1 point)

A reporter has a cousin who owns a shop in a large shopping district. The shop is doing poorly, so the reporter chooses to do a feature story on it before a busy shopping weekend.

A reporter has strong opinions about a controversial topic they are covering for a story. The reporter includes factual information from both sides to let the readers decide their feelings for
themselves.

A reporter explains a controversial situation and chooses to leave out a direct quote from the accused person in which they explain their justification for their behavior.

A reporter does not manage to verify facts by print time, so they publish the story with unverified facts and plan to print corrections later if their verification turns up any errors.

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The second scenario. It shows ethical reporting by presenting factual information from both sides so readers can decide.

The others are unethical: the first is a conflict of interest (using coverage to benefit a relative), the third withholds the accused’s response (unfair, incomplete), and the fourth publishes unverified facts (violates accuracy/verification).