Monthly Archives: October 2018

Situation Defined On Thursday, Douglas Blackmon spoke about his experiences as a professional journalist at Penn State’s Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Throughout his presentation, I received intense ethical messages when Blackmon talked about ethical dilemmas he faced throughout his … Continue reading →

New York Times reporter, John Eligon, talks writing, race and the risks of stepping out of your comfort zone. Situation Definition: On Wednesday, Oct. 24, John Eligon spoke as part of the annual Foster Foreman Conference of distinguished writers. As … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: Douglas Blackmon, is a highly notable journalist that has been recognized with the honor of a Pulitzer prize. Blackmon grew up in Mississippi at the young age of 15 and began to write for his local newspaper. In … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: Douglas Blackmon, better known as the “the guy from nowhere”. On October 25, 2018, Doug Blackmon, American writer and journalist, shared his journalistic journey thus far to the staff and students of Penn State. As a successful journalist, … Continue reading →

I received many different messages from attending the lectures over the course of the month. One that really stood out to me was ethics in relation to social media. Social media has expanded so much in this generation, to now … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Douglas Blackmon, a Pulitzer Prize winner, visited Penn States campus on October 25thto share his story about being a journalist and writer. Blackmon worked for multiple newspapers, magazines and even worked as a reporter for a police station. … Continue reading →

Situation definition: Steven Rich has given a lecture on October 2, 2018, at Kern Auditorium, The Pennsylvania State University. Steven Rich, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was born in Pennsylvania, went to University of   Missouri for undergraduate school, and got … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Before attending John Eligon’s speech, I wanted to research a bit about him. What I already knew is that he is a writer for The New York Times, but what I found post-research is that his work centers … Continue reading →

Situation Definition The speaker that I chose to do Blog 3 on is John Eligon, a New York Times reporter based out of Kansas City. As a national correspondent for the Times he covers race issues and police violence protest … Continue reading →

Part 1: Situation Definition: I attended both presentations by John Eligon and Douglas Blackmon for the Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers Wednesday and Thursday. It was very inspiring and honoring to see two extremely established writers come to Penn State … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Doug Blackmon, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist has had the opportunity throughout his career to cover several major events such as the election of Barack Obama, Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill and much more. The majority of … Continue reading →

Situation Definition When I attended the lecture given by Jay Crawford, a former sports reporter for ESPN, I found it interesting how he discussed the topic of women’s access is sports media. He was supportive in the fact that women in … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Jay Crawford, a former sports reporter for ESPN, talked to students about his story in how he got involved in his career, and advice for students when moving forward into careers in the communications field. The message he … Continue reading →

Situation Definition On the morning of October 25th, Douglas Blackmon visited Penn State’s campus as part of the annual Foster-Forman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Blackmon spoke about his experiences working as a journalist. He has had the opportunity to cover … Continue reading →

Part I: Situation Definition National Correspondent, John Eligon, covers race issues for the New York Times. He has documented police violence protests, the changing face of the nation’s cities and suburbs and other nuances of America’s struggle with issues involving … Continue reading →