Love the Way You Lie

I had never really thought of how journalists might lie. Everyone likes to say the media lies and while that might be true, I was shocked at the examples shown in class. Lying in order to make a story better (or simply to have a story) is unprofessional.

Perhaps embarrassment is not enough of a consequence. I guess being fired is the logical consequence. By providing false information, the journalist is soiling the name of whichever publication he or she is working for.  The magazine/newspaper should fire the journalist to no longer be associated to him or her.

Prison seems a bit extreme to me, as the journalist's behaviour is wrong, but not exactly illegal. I don't think a journalist being in prison for lying is reasonable.

Appropriate punishment for lying is subjective. It depends on the culture or the situation. I have heard of people getting their tongue cut off for lying. This isn't a common practice in North America.

The truth is, people get away with lying all the time.
Sadly, journalists are relied on to provide information. and if it discovered that they lie, what is the public supposed to think of them?