You join as an editor in a prestigious news paper which is facing financial issues The financial iss...........

Decision making and Interpersonal Skills Decision making

You join as an editor in a prestigious news paper which is facing financial issues. The financial issues have arisen because the previous editor has stubbornly refuse to entertain any kind of paid news, which is norm of day, and not illegal.

Since paid news is not illegal, so you will start the practice immediately.

Though paid news is not illegal but unethical. So you will devise some new methodology to revive the news paper.

You talk to the managing team, and take their views and work accordingly

The ethics of newspaper industry are changing and if ground realities are not taken into account newspapers can never survive. You will convince the management to go for it without delay.

Explanation:

- Option 1: Starting paid news immediately may solve financial issues but risks harming the newspaper’s integrity and public trust.

- Option 2: Paid news, though legal, is widely seen as unethical. Devise new ways—like digital subscriptions, quality content, partnerships—to revive the paper and maintain credibility.

- Option 3: Consulting the team is democratic but may not address the ethical dilemma; responsibility lies with the editor’s judgment as well.

- Option 4: Ethics do evolve, but prioritizing survival over core values can set a dangerous precedent and erode the paper’s credibility.