y referring to the three principles involvedwith the conflicts of interest, she must realize that she did not avoid this conflict by adequatelyinvestigating her sources, so in turn, she must acknowledge her wrongdoing and make an effort toresolve the dilemma. Being a supporter of compromise, the best way to come to a conclusion to thispredicament is to encompass Aristotle’s Golden Mean theory. This advises that the answer “liesbetween the extremes”. I f she ignores her mistakes and keeps on reporting without telling thepublic the truth, they may find out and not only will she no longer be credible, but she will beunemployed. If she exposes her story as “untrue”, she could face the same conviction. She is infact admitting she is not reputable. This is where Bok’s view comes in. She must have theintegrity to admit her mistake, but at the same time she deserves to justify why these lies werepertinent to her subject. She also deserves the opportunity to explain to her readers and viewershow difficult it is to research sources in a war ridden land. She also has an obligation toRajmonda to illustrate the cause of her exaggeration. Durham should tell the audience how it wasfor a good cause...for the good of her people, “her family”. This also supports Mill’s perspective. Rajmonda did this for the “greater good” of her people...it doesn’t make a difference that she lied. “The ends justifies the means” Clearly, she did it to bring awareness to the forgetting outsideworld. Even if it isn’t her story, it is someone else’s story. Nancy Durham must write afollow-up article stating the truth, but bringing recognition to the fact that Rajmonda had no otherchoice but to lie. This way not passing the buck onto Rajmonda, a young girl who has obviouslybeen through a lot. By doing this, Nancy Durham remains employed and Rajmonda sustains thepubl...
