Changing Ethics in Journalism

  Journalists have their ethics. Of these ethics four of them heven't really changed. They are seek truth and report it, act independently, be accountable, and minimize harm. With online journalism two of these ethics are being affected.
  First, minimizing harm is being affected. People who are posting articles on blogs and such don't bother minimizing harm as much because they are on the Internet. They think that they won't be held responsible.
  That brings me to being accountable. People don't feel as if they'll be held responsible for an article if it's online. They feel safe and secure in front of their computer screen. Clearly they're forgetting that what you write is even more traceable to you through the internet.
   I personally feel that the ethics are best left alone. It isn't as if the Internet is really doing anything. It's the people who are reacting how they are to online journalism.