visit this website and read up on Drew Cloud, Founder of The Student Load Report.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180420191847/https:/studentloans.net/about-contact/
As an expert in the field, Mr. Clouds work has been quoted in stories on Fortune and CNBC. Here is the interesting thing Drew Cloud does not exist. He is a completely a made-up person.
This link is a story from NPR about how Mr. Cloud came to be:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/25/605858500/student-loan-report-admits-its-founder-and-editor-is-fake
The story done by NPR is neutral and does not go into something rather important. The bulk of Drew Clouds work recommended students re-finance their loans and the creators of Mr. Cloud make money solely from student loan re-financing.
Ethics Question:
Describe how this is an ethics related issue/dilemma. Your essay should include ethics related quotes for at least 2 concepts from the textbook. Also, quotes from academic sources besides the text are acceptable.
Recommend a solution to handle a situation such as this.
What should be the consequences for this if any?