Monthly Archives: February 2017

The movie we watched in class, “Shattered Glass” was about a former American journalist, Stephen Glass. As described in the movie, Glass studied journalism at the University of Pennsylvania where he also wrote for the school newspaper. After his college … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass was more than unethical, he was a liar and a cheat. To begin Glass failed to accomplish the simplest of tasks that all journalists are given, the job to seek the truth and report it. According to the … Continue reading →

Situation Definition The movie Shattered Glass was about a young journalist names Stephen Glass who was a writer for the New Republic. He was very talented but his talent landed him in trouble. The newspaper found Glass guilty of fabricating … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass overlooked many ethical principles throughout the movie. The two issues that bring me intense ethical messages are his fake notes and creating fake sources. Glass made up most, if not all, of his notes while writing articles. He … Continue reading →

Deja Person Comm409:News Media Ethics Stephen Glass, a journalist for “The New Republic” created false stories and published them as factual. Not only deceiving the readers but his co-workers and editor at New Republic. Stephen Glass published 27 false storied … Continue reading →

To me, Shattered Glass brings up two main ethical issues: Deception in journalism, and the conflict of interests as a newsroom editor. Glass fabricated and made up stories to, even not truly intentional, deceive his readers. His action challenges the … Continue reading →

The movie Shattered Glass serves to detail a cautionary tale about what can go wrong when a news reporter chooses to violate his ethical obligations both to his readers, and to his colleagues.  The movie, in a narrative rather than … Continue reading →

In the movie Shattered Glass, we learn about a young news reporter who violates ethics of news reporting throughout the movie. Stephen Glass is the youngest journalist at the newspaper the New Republic. He always had the most avant-garde stories, … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass started his career as a promising young journalist with a seemingly incredible knack for writing the biggest and best stories. It seemed like only the sky was the limit for Glass until it was revealed that 27 out … Continue reading →

“The New Republic” had a reputation destroyed by one man, who still hasn’t said sorry. Stephen Glass fabricated many news stories and allowed himself to become comfortable reporting fake news. Glass is the poster child for lack of ethics in … Continue reading →

One of the large ethical issues brought to my attention in the movie was Glass’s extensive lying/fabrication of his stories. Almost all of his pieces were fabricated and untrue. Another ethical question entered my mind after watching this movie. If … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass is one of, if not the most, prolific modern example of a lack of ethical standards and the necessity for verification in news reporting. There are many explanations for why Glass chose to lie and produce false articles- … Continue reading →

The New Republic’s staff writer in the 1990s, Stephen Glass, fabricated 27 of his 41 stories for the magazine. Glass violated the code of ethics and continued to create bigger problems for himself with his willingness to make up stories … Continue reading →

Stephen Glass has written at least 27 fabricated stories to attract the public eye for The New Republic without anyone knowing. He loves the feeling that he was loved by his colleagues and the public; however, he deceived everyone without … Continue reading →

Blog#2- Reflection on “Shattered Glass”- Tianshuo Ge The movie Shattered Glass tells a story that a young journalist Stephen Glass fabricated 27 of his stories to attract the attention of readers during his time working for The New Republic magazine, … Continue reading →