Monthly Archives: October 2018

Laura Pryor Comm 409, Blog 4 10/28/18 Advocating or Celebrating? Situation Definition: Working as a journalist comes with many rewards, but there comes a time when one’s job as a journalist can deeply impact one’s beliefs and actions. This “conflict … Continue reading →

Last Thursday on 25th, Douglas Blackmon came to our school and had a great speech about his career in his journalism experiences at the part of Foster-Foreman Conference. His experience with professional working as a journalist in some field such … Continue reading →

Situation definition: On Thursday 25th, the Pulitzer Award winner, Douglas Blackmon gave us a speech at Penn State talking about his various experiences in his field as a professional journalist. It is one part of the Foster-Foreman Conference. Blackmon is … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Jay Crawford included a few main points in his lecture for building a career in Sports Journalism. The use of sources, building a network, and owning a go-get-it attitude.  The latter is especially targeted toward females attempting to … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: Doug Blackmon is a very experience writer when it comes to race. He’s been working since he was fifteen years old to make a name for himself in the journalism field. His two biggest recognitions are his Pulitzer … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: While attending John Eligon’s lecture I became aware of many things that journalists experience that I was not aware of. Because of Eligon’s race I would expect him to report on less controversial stories and stories where he … Continue reading →

Blog 3––John Eligon and Doug Blackmon: Ethical Lessons from Foster-Foreman Lectures Situation definition:  John Eligon, national correspondent for The New York Times, came to speak on October 24th to the Penn State Community about his career reporting on race. Eligon … Continue reading →

Blog 3 – Ethical Lessons from the Foster-Foreman Lectures Part 1 I attended the October 5thguest lecture. The speaker for this event was Doug Blackmon; Pulitzer prize winner and Author of Slavery by Another Name. While the majority of Doug … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: Doug Blackmon spoke at Penn State this week as part of the annual Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Blackmon spoke about his experiences as a journalist and some of the topics and events he has covered over his … Continue reading →

Blog 3 – Ethical Considerations in Douglas Blackmon’s Lecture Part 1. Situation Definition On Thursday, October 25, I attended Douglas Blackmon’s talk, an event that took place as part of the Foster-Foreman Conference. Douglas Blackmon was raised in the small … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: The evening of October 24th, John Eligon spoke on Penn State’s campus during the annual Foster-Forum Conference of Distinguished Writers. Eligon spoke about his experiences as a writer working for the New York Times as he documents police … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Douglas Blackmon spoke at Penn State’s Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers to recap some of his life’s work as a professional journalist, and ethical dilemmas he has faced. Two intense ethical messages that Blackmon put emphasis on during … Continue reading →

Guest Lectures   The two subjects that bring up ethical messages are the messages of work ethic and personal experience. Work ethic is one of the most important traits that a journalist can have. Having a strong work ethic can … Continue reading →