ethics of string journalism

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A Sting Operation is an operation designed to

catch a person committing a crime by means of

deception.

A complicated confidence game planned and

executed with great care.


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Journalism is the

investigation and reporting

of events,issues and trends to

a broad audience.


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Deploying a bait car (also called a honey trap) to catchan auto thief

Setting up a seemingly vulnerable honeypot computer

to lure and gain information about hackers

Arranging someone under the legal drinking age to askan adult to buy an alcoholic beverage or tobacco

products for them

Posing as someone who is seeking illegaldrugs, contraband or child pornography to catch asupplier; or as a supplier to catch a customer.


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Sting Operations are undertook with a view to look

into the working of the govt. or to see whether the

acts of any individual is against the public order.

It has the basic motive of reducing crimeBut the television channels are not taking sting

journalism in a healthy way.


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Positive Sting Operation

is one which results in

the interest of the society

It is done with an

intention of removing

crime from the society

Negative sting operation

do not benefit the

society, but they do

harm the society and its

individuals.

It is done to violate

ones privacy


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Health officers in Karnataka are preparing to go

undercover, with decoy pregnant women.

The sting operation has been tried in Dharwad, It alonehas registered 67 scanning centres and booked four

cases, while Karnataka has registered 1,469 scanning

centres and booked 34 cases, earning it the accolade of

"model state'' from the Centre.

Female foeticide is rampant in seven Karnataka

districtsBangalore rural, Mandya, Belgaum,

Bijapur, Bagalkot, Gulbarga and Bidar


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This has been called the biggest undercover news story in

Indian journalism.

In 2001, a popular newspaper from India called Tehelkalaunched its first major sting operation, Operation West

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Uma Khuranawho was exposed by a sting

operation conducted by a private news channel as

purportedly running a sex rackethas sued both

the channel and its CEO Sudhir Chowdhry in TeesHazari court for allegedly defaming her.


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Facilitate Investigation and Increase Arrests

Enhance Public Relations and Police Image

Provide an Impressive Conviction Record

Improve Community Relations by RecoveringStolen Property


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Do Not Reduce or Prevent Recurring Crime

Problems

May Be Deemed Unethical

Government May Overreach

Entrapment Issues


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Some of the universal journalism ethics and

standards are:

a) Journalists should conduct themselves sincerely

and honestly.b) They should be free from all prejudices

concerning race, religion, sex and ethnicity.

c) Journalists should not be influenced by any

personal gains, consideration, advantage offeredand should ensure that they do not

publish/broadcast something for these gains.


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No use of convert method


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Does the reporter have any personal vendetta or other

external motivation for doing this operation?

Is this operation going to expose a crime that has alreadyhappened or is it going to induce a crime and then expose it

?

Is it merely going to test the moral fabric of a person? How

many normal honest people will be able to resist thetemptation of risk-free money thrown at them or a good-

looking girl knocking at their doors voluntarily?


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