Throwing the Book at Him

In the case of Zell's new handbook, his insistence on giving employees a chance to dispute certain rules does allow for democracy in the workplace which improves employee relations. However, his lack of regard for the quality of the work from his employees or his own interest in the company's output indicated a disregard for employee relations in the company. His myopic view of his employees only as moneymakers caused the photographer to be offended that Zell had no interest in the content made by employees. Also, it is most likely that employees felt resentment towards Zell at the idea of being used for his personal gain rather than giving the journalists opportunities to display their work and create objective, truthful, and informative news content. Also, the ethical boundaries of journalism were crossed when Zell stated he only cared about profits. Journalism should seek to find and report news as well as act for the good of the people they serve not to exploit them for their money. Zell's comment certainly slashed an ounce of integrity that he had built up with his employees.