Inside the New York Times

The movie Inside the New York Times is about the newspaper and the lengths to which the reporters must go to ensure its survival in the era of social media. As the current age turns to the internet for news updates, the newspaper is faced with a number of difficulties. The firing of 100 employees is proof that the business is struggling as public interest in the media falls (Rossi). People can access fresh news from sources like tweets and other online sources, which makes it difficult for newspaper companies to meet their sales goals. The newspaper has begun publishing WikiLeaks content while pushing its staff to remain in touch with readers and comprehend their requirements. The movie reveals the difficulties of print journalism as they decide the stories to give priority to attract readers. The greater part of the film follows David Carr who seems passionate about his work and the director, Andrew Rossi wants him to be everything at once (Rossi). The New York Times is battling accusations of inaccuracies and stale news. People do not need to carry news to major newspapers as they can spread the information easily via the internet.
The stakeholders include journalists such as Bruce Headlam-Media Desk editor, David Carr-Media Desk reporter, Tim Arango-Media Desk reporter, Brian Stelter-Media Desk reporter, Andrew Rossi-the director, and newspaper readers. The three central stakeholders are Rossi, Carr, and newspaper readers.
The ethical issue in this case is quality of news and the need to attract more readers to New York Times newspaper. Technological innovation has caused great losses to newspaper companies such as the New York Times. No one is interested to carry eye-catching and interesting news to the company for publishing since there are other platforms to publish. For instance, Wikileaks and other social media platforms are carrying the most interesting news (Rossi). People do not need to pay for a space in the newspaper since they can do the news via the internet. This creates an ethical problem as the journalists ignore quality and accuracy of the news and go for headlines that attract readers without considering whether the information is verifiable.
To solve the issue in this case, considering the impact of the news to the audience versus the benefit of the New York Times is important. The sacking of 100 employees is due to poor performance, as many people are not reading newspapers. Adopting a method that will attract more readers instead of them rushing to Wikileaks or the internet is considered. If the company does not take any step to promote its newspaper, the company may close down leading to massive job losses. Again, if it sticks on the principles of journalism of publishing news considered stale people will run to online new sources. By use of the utilitarianism theory the director, Rossi can argue that an action that creates the greatest good for the greatest number of individuals can be considered the best. The theory supports taking an action that leads to the greatest benefit to the most people (Piacquadio 1261). If the New York Times publishes news without necessarily considering the quality, it can save loss of jobs for its employees. He can also argue that news published in other media are unverified and sometimes false yet many people read them. David Carr decides to publish material from WikiLeaks and encourages people to appeal more to their audience. To argue Carr's case, the principle of beneficence is crucial as it offers guidance to the decision-makers to take the priority of doing good. The principle guides people to take an action that is right and good (Byrd and Winkelstein 247). People should struggle to generate the biggest ratio of good over evil as much as possible. Although publishing material from Wikileaks may not please many since it is considered as stale news, Carr and other journalists managed to ensure that their readers have access to emerging stories. In addition, they were able to sustain the Newspaper and retrain their employees. Without news that can attract large audience few people will buy newspapers and the company may collapse. Thus, Carr can argue that the action he took was right and good as it saved many from losing jobs and helped in sustaining the company since as the employees they have to protect the business.
Another view that can be looked from the New York Times readers who need quality and accurate news regardless of the problems the company is experiencing. The readers expect to be well informed from a reliable source of news thus publishing false or exaggerated news is violating their rights. They may use the Rawl's theory of Justice to demand for accurate news from the company and not stale news gotten from online platforms such as WikiLeaks. The principle focus on fair actions to the parties involved (Rawls 247). As journalists, they should take responsibility of relaying trustworthy information to the public regardless of the troubles they are facing. Readers deserve the best from the newspaper company thus; New York Times must publish original stories. The principle of justice may also be used by newsreaders to demand that Rossi and his team give them quality, trustworthy, and reliable information.
In conclusion, the ethical dilemma in the film can be argued in various ways depending on the stakeholders affected. The newspaper company will try to retain its operations by ensuring that as many readers as possible read their newspaper. By use of relevant theories, the journalists can defend their actions as means of ensuring the best for the company and the customers. On the other hand, the readers may also use ethical theories such as the theory of justice to demand quality content from the journalists and the newspaper company.

Works Cited
Byrd, Gary D., and Peter Winkelstein. "A comparative Analysis of Moral Principles and Behavioral Norms in Eight Ethical Codes Relevant to Health Sciences Librarianship, Medical Informatics, and the Health Professions." Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA 102.4 (2014): 247.
Piacquadio, Paolo Giovanni. "A Fairness Justification of Utilitarianism." Econometrica 85.4 (2017): 1261-1276.
Rawls, John. "A theory of Justice." Central Works of Philosophy (2014): 64.
Rossi (Director). What Ethical Issues can you Identify with what is depicted in the Film. 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkHNW4dpAEY