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You are a local newspaper reporter sent out to doorstep a bereaved family but you lie to your news editor because you are reluctant to intrude on their grief. 

In this scenario a political correspondent working for a broadcaster is asked to speak at an event organised by a political party - but there is a catch.

In this scenario a local newspaper reporter faces legal threats for a factual planning application report that lacked the applicant's demanded "positive spin."

In this scenario a reporter tells the newsdesk that she has a strong news story only to find that the facts were not as they seemed.

In this scenario a reporter embedded with the military and closely monitored in a war zone wanders off and discovers a story the army wouldn't want him to tell.

You are working on the online news desk of a large media organisation. News breaks of fighting overseas. Raw footage arrives showing identifiable dead bodies. What do you do?

In this scenario a reporter feels ethically compromised after accepting hospitality from a developer who subsequently pressured them for favourable coverage.

In this scenario a journalist lets their own emotional assumptions colour their news judgement resulting in misinformation.

How should a reporter respond when someone uses emotional pressure and threats to try to stop them doing their job?

This scenario looks at some of the issues that need to be considered when deciding whether a story is in the public interest.

In this scenario we look at how a journalist should act when they witness a tragedy unfolding and have to decide whether to help, or to stand by and report.

In this scenario a reporter covering a story about medical malpractice in a hospital discovers that the consultant involved is a relative. What should they do?

In this scenario a reporter covering a disaster films a grief-stricken woman before discovering the facts about the ordeal she has witnessed.

In this scenario, an award-winning journalist is offered a top job at national TV station, but soon after starting her new job she discovers corruption in the media house.

In this scenario we look at what a journalist should do with off-the-record information when it relates to a major news event.

In this scenario a naive reporter's early success with a government minister leads to an ethical dilemma when a 'favour' is demanded in return.

When should journalists offer a right of reply? All the time, sometimes, never? Try our ethical scenario and add your comments.

In this scenario we look at a situation where a journalist is faced with breaking the law in order to gather essential information for informing the public debate.

In this scenario a journalist comes across information that changes the focus of a story the editor had asked them to write. Should they include it or withhold it.