(Ethics and Communication) reflect on the ethics followed by Jim Article

(Ethics and Communication) reflect on the ethics followed by Jim Lehrer - Article Example Talent alone would be of no use until and unless provided with a suitable chance to get exhibited and acknowledged. Jim Lehrer being a very good professional and a person of many talents when given a chance on a local channel stood out like a bright shiny star on the sky among others. He enjoyed the status of an undisputed king in the media as a chief anchor of his remarkably known and well acclaimed program named â€Å"The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer† for about four decades. At such a level the commendable sense of professionalism and personal goodness exhibited by Jim was simply exemplary. In gratitude to the favors bestowed to him by his organization and his colleagues he returned all the fame and success associated to him by branding the program with the name of the organization. Though, unnoticeably in the beginning, he changed the name of the ever famous program by deleting his name’s subscript from it and replacing it with the name of the organization. The change of the name to â€Å"The PBS NewsHour† was not only a mere transformation but a deliberate act to serve the cause of professional journalism. He also changed the format of the program by introducing multiple anchors to encourage his colleagues and juniors. Without any peer or higher management pressures and obligations, the ethical demonstration by Jim Lehrer was the result of his ultimate fairness and professionalism.