Ethical Examination of Media Coverage: The OceanGate Submarine Sinking

In the evolving media landscape, the line between responsible journalism and sensationalism is becoming increasingly blurred. When reporting on sensitive events, the media often use extremely exaggerated headlines and text in pursuit of exposure and sensationalism. There is a fair amount of sensationalism in this, which is often unethical - it passes because sensationalism is hard to define. Last year, a Titan submersible built by OceanGate imploded in the Atlantic Ocean, killing five wealthy people (Lucas, 2023). The event caused a huge sensation at the time. However, the media reported the…