When an Editor Cites "The Public's Right to Know" to Justify

question 59

Multiple Choice

When an editor cites "the public's right to know" to justify an article that might also be considered an invasion of a person's privacy, this journalistic approach finds some support in which ethical system?

• A) Utilitarianism
• B) The categorical imperative
• C) Discourse ethics
• D) Social justice

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Definitions:

Units-Of-Production Depreciation

A method of depreciation based on an asset's usage, activity, or units of production rather than the passage of time.

Salary

Regular payments made to employees, typically on a monthly basis, for their professional services.

Direct Labor

The wages paid to workers who are directly involved in the production or manufacture of goods or services.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly attributed to the production of finished goods.