For the final blog post, the ethical issue being discussed is how to navigate law and ethics in political reporting. The article is highlights from a conference. Is it okay to re-publish already published classified information? Should journalists receive permission? How does it work? By asking these questions, it fosters a constructive dialogue between the channels.
For the pros, I really liked how they stressed the fact that reporters need to be responsible in what they are reporting on. Politics are a sensitive issue and a lot of lives are involved, meaning the repercussions are very serious for all parties involved, especially with classified information. You never know what the ripple effect will be and how people will be affected. For the cons, I wish the article would have touched more on how to protect these individuals in classified material. Reporters should have bases to follow and areas to protect these individuals, or the news shouldn’t be posted at all. These measures need to be taken in order to protect all parties involved, from the politician to the reporter to the constituents, they all need to be protected and cared for.
Personally, I don’t think it is okay to publish classified information. If it were to be okay, a solution would be receiving permission from the first source and the second source where you found your information. With receiving permission from both forms of sources, you nix any chance of copyright or any problems that could arise from publishing.
https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/conferences/legalethicalchallengesjournalismsecurity/
Challenges of Reporting on Politics 