Alright guys, we're two hours to deadline and the game plan has changed.
There are a lot of details pointing at this kid, Jake Mahoney as being involved in this case, but again, we haven't confirmed anything 100 percent!
There are a lot of details pointing at this kid, Jake Mahoney as being involved in this case, but again, we haven't confirmed anything 100 percent!
We have had one reporter, the one assigned to the apartment building, intentionally trespass and in consequence, violate the law to obtain news. The only way this reporter could have gotten the can of gasoline is by trespassing and the police will know this. In accordance with our ethics code here at the newspaper, this may be cause for dismissal. This reporter is staying here in the newsroom and not going anywhere until we sort all of this out.
Our photographer is obviously convinced that this Mahoney boy is involved in the fire, and he's given us a school photo of him. But remember, we can't connect the story to this kid until we have confirmation! Let's put the photo aside for now and keep digging.
Our second reporter, the one who went to the police department, confirmed with a police officer there that they are talking to a juvenile under consideration for arson who has the initials J.M. However, he is not yet considered a suspect and the officer didn't actually confirm that it was Jake Mahoney-- he only said he was "one hell of a reporter." That's not confirmation, guys. And besides the fact, Mahoney is underage. We're treading into dangerous waters.
Lastly is our third reporter who's covering the main story of the fire. She talked to Bob Jacobson, the husband of the woman who was burned in the fire. According to this reporter, we've got a very detailed narrative of the fire during which he got very emotional. She also confirmed through the State Fire Marshall’s office that the fire is being investigated as an arson.
Right now, almost all of our reporting is either walking a very thin line between ethical and unethical or is bluntly unethical. Let's go with the main story, including the investigation as arson, and wait on the details regarding the Mahoney boy.
Our photographer is obviously convinced that this Mahoney boy is involved in the fire, and he's given us a school photo of him. But remember, we can't connect the story to this kid until we have confirmation! Let's put the photo aside for now and keep digging.
Our second reporter, the one who went to the police department, confirmed with a police officer there that they are talking to a juvenile under consideration for arson who has the initials J.M. However, he is not yet considered a suspect and the officer didn't actually confirm that it was Jake Mahoney-- he only said he was "one hell of a reporter." That's not confirmation, guys. And besides the fact, Mahoney is underage. We're treading into dangerous waters.
Lastly is our third reporter who's covering the main story of the fire. She talked to Bob Jacobson, the husband of the woman who was burned in the fire. According to this reporter, we've got a very detailed narrative of the fire during which he got very emotional. She also confirmed through the State Fire Marshall’s office that the fire is being investigated as an arson.
Right now, almost all of our reporting is either walking a very thin line between ethical and unethical or is bluntly unethical. Let's go with the main story, including the investigation as arson, and wait on the details regarding the Mahoney boy.
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