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Journalistic Integrity (Wednesday, January 18 - 6th period)
Rita scowled at the class.
“Public knowledge. What is it? Well, as one might infer, it’s knowledge that the public has. Something widely known, and not considered secret.”
She crossed her legs, and took a sip of coffee. “Now, that can be somewhat subjective. How do we decide what is publc knowledge? Do you have to be sworn to confidentiality in order to know that what you have been told is a secret?”
She waved at them. “Discuss.”
[ooc: Yep, I am ill, so if you go ignored by Rita, it’s nothing personal. OCD threadscoming up.]
“Public knowledge. What is it? Well, as one might infer, it’s knowledge that the public has. Something widely known, and not considered secret.”
She crossed her legs, and took a sip of coffee. “Now, that can be somewhat subjective. How do we decide what is publc knowledge? Do you have to be sworn to confidentiality in order to know that what you have been told is a secret?”
She waved at them. “Discuss.”
[ooc: Yep, I am ill, so if you go ignored by Rita, it’s nothing personal. OCD threads
Re: Discussion
"I don't think you have to be sworn to confidentiality to know if something is secret or not. If it's something that shouldn't be shared, that's a secret, even without a pledge to keep it quiet. Of course, the reverse is also true - you can be sworn to confidentiality about something that should be public knowledge. Then, it's the reporter's call to decide if it should remain a secret or not."