Monthly Archives: April 2015

Throughout Comm 409, there have been a lot of lessons that focus on real-life experiences. They prepare future workers, whether they will be in the field of communications or not, the opportunity to learn to make ethical decisions and to … Continue reading →

I have learned many lessons in COMM409 over the last four months. The lectures and discussions by both Dr. Zhong and my fellow classmates have made me think about the importance of getting a story right and reporting on stories … Continue reading →

As a broadcasting major, I value the importance of reporting the absolute truth to an audience. Specifically, a reporter must never use deception for the purpose of creating a story. First you must understand the definition of deception, which is … Continue reading →

Reflections on this course: Throughout this course I have learned many concepts regarding media ethics within journalism. The main one that stood out to me was conflict of interest. Besides that another one that comes to mind is invasion of … Continue reading →

Jane Mientkiewicz Blog 5: Reflections on Comm 409 1. One ethical lesson I learned from the case of undercover reporting in the revelation of malpractice at Food Lion stores was that while it is important to deliver truth to the … Continue reading →

The ethical lesson that had the biggest impact on me was the inaccurate reporting of photographs in the news. It is so wrong to do this and severely jeopardizes your credentials. Nowadays, our generation is so involved in the Internet … Continue reading →

Kristopher Gross Course Reflection Throughout this course I have learned a plethora of tactics that can be utilized when determining the ethical rights and wrongs within news reporting. Upon beginning the course I had not realized the amount of thought … Continue reading →

I learned so much about ethics and the media world this semester in Comm 409. During the duration of the course we discussed many ethical dilemmas journalist have and will face. One ethical lesson that I learned this semester was … Continue reading →

Part 1: One of the most important lessons I learned in this class was how important integrity is to a journalist’s career.  Whether it is in their professional or private life, journalists are supposed to represent the truth, and when … Continue reading →

In this course I have learned many important ethical lessons, but the two that I think are most important are never lie to your readers and don’t break your sources trust. I learned the importance of not lying to my … Continue reading →

COMM 409 has been an endlessly enriching course for me over the past semester. As we close out these last couple weeks, I find myself reflecting on the valuable lessons that each passing day has taught me. I remember being … Continue reading →

Blog 5… Course Reflection… Jordan Berk   Part 1. Situation Definition   During this course we have been taught many lessons based on ethical lessons from lectures and case studies. In this course I learned that being true to your … Continue reading →

Laura Szymanski 1.) Throughout the course of the semester I would say the lectures given by Dr. Zhong about ethical decision making and news sourcing resonate with me the most. As a journalist both of these criteria are a good … Continue reading →

1) Two important ethical lessons I learned in Comm 409 were the importance of not crossing the invasion of privacy line and why fabrication in journalism is considered “unforgivable”. Previously, I had assumed that I could only cross the invasion … Continue reading →

Conor Smith Dr. Zhong COMM 409 Blog 5 As the Section 3 class is gradually coming to an end for Comm 409, it is not hard to call to mind numerous ethical dillemas and lessons learned from each one. First … Continue reading →