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Walking the tightrope between media ethics and public interest

ཟླ་༡༡ 28, 2025 2 mins read

Paro— The media’s role in balancing the duty to inform the public with the ethical responsibility to protect identities of individuals accused of crimes is increasingly under scrutiny, particularly when it comes to the practice of naming and shaming in news reporting.

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