Transcript Ethical Issues: The Insider

Ethical Issues:
The Insider
Andy, Malik, Xavier
Situation
Tobacco company is enhancing nicotine
addiction in cigarettes and covering up the
truth about it.
Stakeholders
Tobacco company
CBS (CEO’s)
Jeff Wigand (Family)
Smokers
Insurance company
Second-Hand Smokers
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
CEO’s 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 don’t smoke.
Coalition
The truth about
nicotine being
addictive.
-CBS, Jeff Wigand,
Smokers, SecondHand Smokers,
Insurance Company,
Media
Making Profit off
Cigarettes
-CBS( CEO’s), Big
Tobacco Companies
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.
Rights
-CBS has the moral right and duty
broadcast the truth to the public
about the delivery of nicotine threw
cigarettes