Yes or No? Using the following form to determine how you would respond to questions 1, 2 and 3.
News value: To let the public know their police officers and public officials are corrupt. The awarness would bring an opportunity for change.
Concerns: How the information is obtained. It may take a long time to get information.
Consequences:If the police, building inspectors and/or other officals find out about this then they may seek revenge (considering they are corrupt already).
Alternatives: A jornalist could sit at the bar and observe the interactions between the bar staff/operators and the public officials. The journalist could interview underage people who had been allegedly served and make reports of the over serving individuals while the police are present in the bar, obviously turning a blind eye.
Explanation:
1. Your reporters tell you that they have heard that police, building inspectors and other city officials are taking bribes to allow bars to operate illegally – overcapacity, over-serving, underage drinking, etc. Bar owners won’t cooperate on this story because they themselves are guilty of bribing public officials. Your reporters come up with a novel approach: Open a bar staffed by undercover reporters to see whether police and building inspectors seek bribes.
Costs aside, do you allow this deception in an attempt to expose public corruption?
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