Nina, a mass media writer, was asked by her boss to put a disclaimer on her article about doughnuts that said her family owned a doughnut shop in town. Which personal quality of a mass media writer was Nina's boss trying to inculcate in her?

Honesty

Explanation:

Among the different qualities which a journalist has to meet, honesty is one of the most important ones. Any mass media writer has to keep his/her honesty and integrity always intact, to provide information as objectively as possible and behave professionally. Journalists often work in environments that are corrupt and full of people who try to buy them to manipulate communication.