ABSTRACT
Have you ever done anything bad? Did you know it was bad when you did it?
Chances are, the answer to both those questions is yes. Most of us do bad things, and most of us realize it at the time. While ethical dilemmas can become tangled and difficult, many if not most ethical lapses in journalism occur when someone knowingly does wrong. A columnist plagiarizes. A reporter fabricates. An editor manipulates an image. A web producer misappropriates video. A manager propositions an employee. A publisher promises favoritism to an advertiser.
