As secrecy and privacy become things of the past, media ethics are in a mess | Simon Jenkins

A journalist's job is to get the story, but electronic surveillance and the internet demand a new map of the boundaries

Shock disclosure – journalists sometimes behave unethically. The reptiles behave like reptiles. As they slither round the swamp, they even run out of prey, and are now consuming their own, the News of the World. Their victims are delighted. Bruised MPs jump with joy. Starlets pout. Over-sexed footballers are ecstatic. Bankers roll on the floor and kick their legs in the air. ...