Ethan thinks the end of Cook's story is a mythical trap. As a defender of faith, the established journalism has finally become a violator of its moral standards. Cook's exile from this industry is regarded by at least many journalists as a necessary step and accuracy to protect the standard of honesty in the established news. It is impossible for journalism to assume so easily that a pure event was the suicide of R. Bud dwyer, a financial official of the Pennsylvania government. Dwyer was convicted of extortion and mail fraud on 1987122 October, and held a press conference. When the camera turned and the reporter waited for the official announcement of resignation, dwyer pulled out his revolver and took his own life. Some TV stations and radio stations in Pennsylvania only played part of the recording of the incident; A TV station showed the whole process of suicide. Matvei Ke (1988) pointed out that those media who refused to carry out the whole suicide incident adopted a somewhat hypocritical attitude towards the incident. It shows that its observer shooting station is defending its editorial decision. Interestingly, a survey of more than 800 observers shows that members of the public are fairly evenly divided between those who support the decision to carry guns and those who oppose this choice (46%) and those who oppose it (54%).

Media concepts and new technologies

In 1980s, a new development plan appeared in the form of information disclosure. Photography methods have been improved, so newspapers and magazines can show readers images that reflect reality and "improve" their vision. But many new technologies and inventions, like the truth, are advancing the moral issues raised by photography. Shiela Reaves discussed some of these problems in her article "Digital Changes of Photos in Magazines: A Test of Concepts" (1989).

As a predatory explanation, the new computer program allows editors to modify the contents of photographic images. Colors can be controlled, and objects or people can be deleted or added to the picture. Moreover, if changes are made carefully, they are actually imperceptible. In order to confuse the problem, a negative can be made from the modified image to create a "proof that the photo represents reality". The moral question is obvious: to what extent can photo editing programs change the process while still claiming to present real images to readers?