Please read through a case involving an ethical dilemma as followed:

Bruce is a broadcast journalist with one prominent TV news channel in Malaysia. One day, he received a call from a parent who only wanted to be known as Mr. J.

After the phone conversation, Bruce learned that a teacher was recently transferred to a primary school in Petaling Jaya where Mr. J's daughter was studying at.

Mr. J, who claimed himself as staff in the high court, said that the teacher was facing several charges of child molestation. Mr. J was worried that the teacher would commit the alleged offense at his daughter's school.

To prove the validity of the claim, Mr. J promised to provide Bruce copies of the court charges. Mr. J hoped Bruce would report this story so that the other parents could be more careful.

Noticing that this might be an ethical issue, Bruce discussed it with his producer. In the meeting, they discussed that it was a fact that the court case was ongoing hence the teacher has not proven guilty. On the other hand, revealing the teacher's identity might protect the students.

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Answer the questions:

1)Assuming you are Bruce and/or the producer, discuss how you resolve it and why.

2)You need to discuss your choice of action by including relevant ethical philosophies and/or similar real-life examples in the media industry.

3)You also need to explain the reason why you might not have handled it differently.

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