Monthly Archives: February 2017

I. After viewing the film Shattered Glass, based on the exploits in falsification of stories by The New Republic’s Stephen Glass, I encountered two issues that brought some ethical issues to the forefront. Both of these issues were encountered during … Continue reading →

Taila Proctor-Jackson Comm 409 Blog Post #2: Shattered Glass 8 February 2017 The film titled Shattered Glass is centered on the infamous fabricated articles written by American journalist Stephen Glass. The film displayed several of the basic ethical principles in … Continue reading →

Two central issues arise in the film Shattered Glass. Some concerns with the relationship of journalism to business, and the issue of maintaining a trusting readership both permeate the whole of the film. It would certainly be easy to dismiss Stephen Glass … Continue reading →

In the movie Shattered Glass, a young writer by the name of Stephen Glass joins “The New Republic”; and is a staff writer there for 3 years. However, in an attempt to attract his reader’s attention, Glass ends up fabricating over … Continue reading →

Blog #2 In the movie “Shattered Glass”, one main ethical issue that was an essential problem in the movie was fabrication. Stephen Glass repeatedly fabricated story after story for himself and other people enjoyment. He became one of the top … Continue reading →

Situation Definition In 1998, Stephen Glass was a young, successful, up and coming journalist at The New Republic, an American magazine which challenged popular opinion on politics and cultural thinking since 1914. He spent about two and a half years there … Continue reading →

To be a good journalist, you have to build trust with the editor of a news organization, the colleagues and most importantly, the readers. Stephen Glass was an intern at the New Republic, where he was well-liked for his personality … Continue reading →

Shattered Glass is the documentary we viewed based on the controversial actions of journalist Stephen Glass. Glass reported numerous miraculous stories and in doing so built a name for himself. However, they were so miraculous, because he made them all … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass was a young, promising journalist at The New Republic, a well-respected magazine based in New York City. Glass came off as a hard-working reporter who seemed to find the best stories. He was loved and admired by his … Continue reading →

Journalism and ethics are a pair that coincide just as naturally as peanut butter and jelly. You can have the two together, or separately depending on preference. The difference is that journalism partitioned from ethics generates a myriad of issues. … Continue reading →

Blog 2 – Shattered Glass by Kyle Kiehart   Steven Glass was a Journalist for “The New Republic” and wanted to be the best known journalist in the world.  He had a passion for having the top story every week … Continue reading →

Situation Definition In class, we watched the movie Shattered Glass which is a true story based on previous journalist Stephen Glass. Glass built his career on stories that were not true or partially fabricated. The two ethical issues I see … Continue reading →

When I watched “Shattered Glass”, I felt instant sympathy for Stephen, the protagonist. The way the movie set him up made it seem like he was a good guy that perhaps stumbled a little bit and maybe made a few … Continue reading →

As a young, up-and-coming reporter for news publication The New Republic, Stephen Glass seemed to have everything going for him. He was working full-time for the in-flight magazine of Air Force One, getting his law degree on the side, and … Continue reading →