Monthly Archives: April 2013

One of the most important ethical lessons I learned in Dr. Z’s class is that there is no one solid set of ethical rules. It’s more important to follow your own personal ethical code because ultimately you’re the one who has … Continue reading →

I believe this class helped me improve in many areas.  I thoroughly enjoyed the real life examples; all of the case studies we went over really helped me.  Having real life examples gave me a lot of insight into how … Continue reading →

If I have learned anything from Dr. Zhong’s class this semester it is that ethics and media will always have a tricky relationship. As we enter into our respective journalism fields it will be up to us as individuals to … Continue reading →

Alexandra Peterkin Comm 409 Comm 409 was a pretty interesting class, unfortunately it has a reputation that makes it seem really uninteresting because it is a required class. The first ethical issue that stuck out to me the most was … Continue reading →

Prior to this course, I was exposed to journalism ethics in other classes that I have previously taken. However, those courses merely scratched the surface of detail. I was very glad that I was able to take a course that … Continue reading →

Before coming to University Park, I thought of Media Law and Media Ethics as the most boring classes I would have to take. I was wrong. Law and ethics, ethics especially, proved to be two of the most important classes … Continue reading →

Throughout this course, the two most important ethical issues that stuck with me were fabrication and cheating. Both are essential in studying journalism because they have always been and will always be relevant to the occupation. Fabrication occurs when someone … Continue reading →

When I signed up for this course it was honestly because it was required for my major. I didn’t think it would be that helpful because I figured ethics were common sense. You either had them or you didn’t, and … Continue reading →

News Media Ethics better known as COMM 409 is a key course for every journalism student. As for me even though journalism is my major I do not see myself taking that career path. Most of the things taught in … Continue reading →

One of the most important lessons I have learned in this class would have to be about graphic reporting. Graphic reporting can impact people’s lives in many different ways. If a reporter covers a story that has a graphic scene … Continue reading →

When I registered for this class, I thought it would be a simple ethics class. I believed that ethics was a black and white concept understood by everyone. This class allowed me to see that although some topics are pretty … Continue reading →

The two most important ethical lessons I’ve learned this semester in Comm 409 regards plagiarism/fabrication and the invasion of privacy. I will never forget the first few days of this class. Watching the film about Stephen Glass was a very efficient and intriguing … Continue reading →

Dan Griswold: Blog #5 – Class Ends, Ethics Don’t Overall in this course, I learned just how many different ethical decisions there are to be made in the news media. So many things were mentioned over the last four months … Continue reading →

Taking this course opened my eyes to so many different issues going on in the world. My mother was really upset when I changed my major to journalism. She believed that you don’t have to be trained to be a … Continue reading →