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Read the following scenario and answer the THREE questions that follow.
Comprehension:
Mr. Zubin Mistry is the owner and the chief editor of the newspaper The Pluralist, renowned for its high reporting standards and outstanding writing quality. The Pluralist’s authentic reporting distinguishes it from other newspapers that sensationalize news. They are responsible employers, known to be highly supportive towards their employees. Its news editing team is led by Ms. Ramya Kattabomman, a respected veteran in the newspaper reporting industry, wellknown for her stringent adherence to the ethical standards of newspaper reporting.
Mr. Aditya Swaroop Verma, an award-winning senior journalist, has brought in an exposé into the activities of a mining company, operating in an ecologically vulnerable area. In his hardhitting
reporting style, he has presented interviews with tens of people, delineating how the mining company has used illegal means to start mining in that area. These mining activities may lead to the destruction of the local ecological balance. However, Aditya Swaroop is unable to obtain an interview with the management of the mining company.
Aditya Swaroop’s investigative report article offers significant revelations about the alleged illegal activities of the mining company which were hardly covered in the media otherwise. Nevertheless, his sources have requested for complete anonymity.
After the article is published in The Pluralist, the mining company pushes back with a public declaration, contesting some of the findings of the article.
This has hit Aditya Swaroop’s reputation because he trusted unreliable sources. Nevertheless, he is confident about the illegal activities of the mining company; he wants to redeem himself. He approaches Zubin with a request to go back to the mining company project to find new sources and rewrite an article with reliable pieces of evidence. Though his fresh investigation will require time and money, it might also enhance the reputation of the newspaper.
Zubin respects Aditya Swaroop and wants his reputation to be restored. However, Zubin is confident that continuing to work on the mining company project will not yield any results.
Which of the following actions by Zubin will BEST enable Aditya Swaroop to enhance his diminishing reputation?
We mentioned that Zubin is confident that further pursuit of the mining company will not yield any results. We must consider this before making our decision.
Option A: Assigning him anonymously would not help him regain the confidence he has lost in this process. He wants to redeem himself, and working anonymously might not allow him to fully utilize his and the company's resources.
Option B: This option is too impractical and irrelevant from the problem's perspective and can easily be eliminated.
Option C: Although not entirely wrong, this goes against Zubin's beliefs that the mining project would not yield any results. It also keeps Aditya stuck on the same project, which is not good for him or the organisation.
Option D: Although this is also a good option, this does not directly fulfil Aditya's need to redeem himself. We can look for a better choice.
Option E: This is the best course of action. Not only will it help Aditya gain his lost reputation by working on another investigative project, but it will also help him move past the mining industry event that Zubin believes is futile at this point.
Therefore, of all the given options, E serves the organisation's purpose, and Aditya is both the best and would be the correct answer.
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