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Name Instructor Course Date Ethics Introduction Interactions amongst people are controlled by the application of ethics and morals. Each society has a set of standards that people are expected to abide by at any one given time. Ethics enable people to live in peace for the betterment of the society. In addition, the various professions present bring about their own set of ethics and moral requirements commonly referred to as code of conduct. In the field of journalism, members are expected to carry out themselves in a particular way. This is to maintain the required standards of professionalism in the industry. Chapter Six Facts of the Case The case involved Australian born Julian Assange. Julian was a self-styled whistleblower who revealed huge amounts of data about secret activities carried out by various governments. He started by releasing details about how hundreds of thousands of money were siphoned by former Kenyan president Daniel Moi. This was a corruption story that many media outlets would have wanted to publish. Moreover, Assange started releasing details of classified information about the activities of the United States government. For instance, he released footage that showed how the US military killed Iranian civilians as well as journalists contracted by Reuters. This was after the US government denied earlier allegations about the incident. Julian further worked with various international media outlets such as the Guardian, Der Spiegel and the New York Times to reveal and authenticate some of his allegations. Issues as to how he obtained this information were raised after the arrest of Bradley Manning, accused of gaining access to
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