Although a number of ethical issues related to online journalism, from privacy considerations to sourcing issues, have raised concerns, two in particular seem to have become focal points for the delineation of professional from content, concerns autonomy and will be discussed in the next section. The other has to do with the online medium's capacity for speed.
Journalists say getting information out quickly is an integral part of the public service that they perform. Yet the speed with which information is rushed onto the Web, a medium in which deadlines are perpetual and competition is intense, has been cited repeatedly as a problem. This 'warp speed' version of journalism creates a never-ending news cycle that results in stories appearing as piecemeal bits of evidence, accusation or speculation, to be sorted out in public as the day goes on.
Several related issues seem to be involved.