Monthly Archives: November 2015

During this course, we studied many specific cases studies, almost all of which I had never heard of prior to taking this class. Prior to taking Comm409, I hadn’t realized how difficult it can be making ethical decisions when it … Continue reading →

Throughout this course, there have been many valuable ethical lessons that I have learned. However, there are two cases that struck me as especially important. The first is the University of Virginia rape case. When I listened to my fellow … Continue reading →

Jennifer Bullano and Lester Munson discuss the topic of fair play in sports news On Wednesday night in the Freeman Auditorium located in the HUB-Robeson Center, Jennifer Bullano and Lester Munson spoke on the topic of fair play in sports … Continue reading →

It was very interesting hearing Jennifer Bullano, the director of communications for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Lester Munson, a reporter for ESPN, talk about two sides of the sports world.  Bullano helps keep sensitive information about the players and the … Continue reading →

Fair Play in Sports News The 2015 Ben Bronstein Lecture in Ethics and Public Relations featured Jennifer Bullano, Senior Director of Communications for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Lester Munson, writer and reporter for ESPN and ESPN.com who specializes in legal … Continue reading →

The Many Ethical Issues in the Tawana Brawley Case Rape is definitely a sensitive topic for many. It is even a more sensitive topic for the victims of those who have been raped. When dealing with a rape case, there … Continue reading →

Steve Bartman, a name that many Cubs fans probably loathe.  He is responsible for preventing Moises Alou from catching a foul ball, knocked off the bat of Luis Castillo.  He prevented the ball from falling into Alou’s glove, and some … Continue reading →

Why should America’s youth trust the “mainstream” media? I have a hard time taking most of what I hear when I happen to turn on a mainstream news channel while watching television, which is very rare, at face value. I … Continue reading →

Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams are two reporters working for San Francisco Chronicle. They are the two authors of Game of Shadows, which is a well-known and successful book about BALCO steroids investigation. They won the 2004 George Polk Award … Continue reading →

Situation definition: NFL player, Ray Rice was caught assaulting his fiancé, Janay Palmer in an elevator surveillance camera back in 2014. TMZ got a hold of this and published it online for the public to see. The first thought that … Continue reading →

I chose a case that almost fell into my lap. I was sitting at home and my dad (a Penn State alum) said to me, “Did you read the Onward State article about the Penn State Parents Facebook page?” I … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Smart was only 14 years old when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 5, 2002. In the process of searching for their daughter, Elizabeth’s parents sought out local and national media to … Continue reading →

Reporting Graphic Content: The WDBJ Virginia Shooting At the end of August this year, tragedy struck in Roanoke, Virginia for local television station WDBJ-TV. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were doing a live interview for their station when … Continue reading →

Situation Definition:  In 2014, well-known actor, Robin Williams, committed suicide during the summer. Because he was well-known, news station and papers wanted to be the first ones to get the story out. Sometimes just getting the news out there could … Continue reading →