Which of the following activities runs counter to the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethical guideline to “act independently”?

a. A freelance photojournalist’s ramming the car of actress Lindsay Lohan in order to get photographs of her reaction.
b. Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke’s admitted fabrication of an 8­year­old heroin addict from a composite of several children she had interviewed.
c. CNN’s reporters blending in with Fish and Wildlife agents during a raid on a ranch in Montana
d. The Des Moines Register’s disclosure of rape victim Nancy Ziegenmeyer’s name with Ziegenmeyer’s voluntary cooperation.


ANSWER: c

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