Copyright issues in my chosen field, journalism.

As an aspiring journalist, I need to be well versed in copyright issues. We basically have a code of ethics that we follow. Anytime we quote sources or use quotes, we have to attribute them to the correct sources. Because we're dealing with printed material, we have to be careful about plagiarism and things like libel. Thankfully, we are bombarded with these issues on a daily basis in school.