Ethical Issues: The Insider

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Ethical IssuesThe Insider

• Andy, Malik, Xavier

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Situation

• Tobacco company is enhancing nicotine addiction
  in cigarettes and covering up the truth about it.

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Stakeholders

• Tobacco company
• CBS (CEOs)
• Jeff Wigand (Family)
• Smokers
• Insurance company
• Second-Hand Smokers

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Interest

• Tobacco company trying to keep the nicotine truth
  under wrap and making more profit from
  cigarettes.
• CBS trying to get the story for higher ratings
  while the CEOs are trying to make profit off the
  ratings.
• Jeff Wigand wants to tell the truth on the
  enhancement of nicotine that the tobacco company
  is doing.
• Smokers want the right to know about their
  health.
• Insurance company wants the insurance of the
  people to live longer.
• Second-Hand Smokers wants to know why they are
  affected by smoking chemicals when they dont
  smoke.

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Coalition

• The truth about nicotine being addictive.
• -CBS, Jeff Wigand, Smokers, Second-Hand Smokers,
  Insurance Company, Media

• Making Profit off Cigarettes
• -CBS( CEOs), Big Tobacco Companies

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Ethical Frameworks

• Utilitarianism
• -Big Tobacco Companies enhancing nicotine in
  cigarettes causing the addiction of smokers to
  buy more of the product and hiding the truth
  about their addiction.

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Rights-CBS has the moral right and duty
broadcast the truth to the public about the
delivery of nicotine threw cigarettes