Monthly Archives: February 2015

During his three-year period as a star journalist for The New Republic, Stephen Glass was accounted for fabricating 27 of the stories he wrote. His stories delivered great entertainment and humor to his audience, but most of which contained fictional … Continue reading →

Laura Szymanski Part 1. After watching “Shattered Glass,” I observed Steven Glass lead his career in journalism by fabricating stories. As an aspiring journalist I know that there is never a reason to fabricate a story. Especially because as a … Continue reading →

Darian Somers Situation definition In the movie, Shattered Glass, we are told the story of Steven Glass who fabricates stories and quotes in order to appease his editors and make them happy. Glass, who works for the New Republic, fabricated … Continue reading →

ETHICAL ISSUES WITH THE STEPHEN GLASS CASE Part 1: The movie Shattered Glass is based on the true story of former journalist Stephen Glass. He fabricated 27 stories during his three-year period as a star journalist for the New Republic. … Continue reading →

Piecing Together Shattered Glass Stephen Glass was thought of for a short period of time as a great, honest writer. This, however ended with his several unethical mistakes. Two major things in the journalism field that you must never do … Continue reading →

Situation Definition The movie Shattered Glass, which focuses on the life of controversial journalist Stephen Glass, shows several unethical behaviors, which are becoming more prevalent in our society. Stephen Glass was a writer for the New Republic who fabricated at least … Continue reading →

Jane Mientkiewicz COMM 409 The High Price of Lies Stephen Glass was only 26 years old when it was exposed that he had fabricated over half of the stories he had written during his three year career at The New … Continue reading →

Transparent as Glass- Shattering Journalism Ethics  Blog 2- Genae Salinas Part one: Situation Definition The movie “Shattered Glass” featured former reporter Stephen Glass and the unethical, deceptive journalism he practiced. At The New Republic, Glass was a rising star. His … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass demonstrated two unethical acts that crucially go against some of the fundamental values of journalism principles: Truth telling and deception. The first offense, truth telling, was revealed during his career at The New Republic, when Glass was exposed … Continue reading →

Conor Smith Deception is a particularly intriguing topic of discussion because, more often than not, it is unknowingly happening right under one’s nose. Without knowledge that it is actually occurring, it can sometimes be quite hard to identify presented information … Continue reading →

SITUATION DEFINITION: Stephen Glass, according to Vanity Fair, “was the most sought-after young reporter in the nation’s capital” (Bissinger, 1998). That all changed, however, whenever Glass was caught in a web of lies that turned his entire career upside down. … Continue reading →

The Lies beneath the Pen by: Angel Brock Situation Definition: Shattered Glass was an excellent movie and something that all journalists and aspiring journalists should see. Throughout the movie there were several messages told through Stephen Glass story, and what … Continue reading →

Glass Lied and Laid Accountability on Staff Part 1- Situation Definition The actions of Stephen Glass at The New Republic in the late 1990s, portrayed in the 2003 film Shattered Glass, violated several seemingly obvious ethical standards that journalists should … Continue reading →

Fabrication hand in hand with mistrust ‘Situation Definition: As Stephen Glass sat at his computer to begin writing news stories for The New Republic, he had one idea in mind — having the best story. He was determined to have … Continue reading →

Two of the main issues involved with being a journalist are ensuring that you always remain truthful to your publication(s) and your audience, as well as being able to admit when you have too much work to do. As seen … Continue reading →