Monthly Archives: November 2018

Ethical Lessons Throughout this semester, I learned a variety of ethical lessons through this class and the material taught in it. First off, I learned of the ethical lesson of having a diverse newsroom. In this day and age, this … Continue reading →

Two Important Ethical Lessons: Protecting your source. I’ve learned that it can be difficult to protect your source in certain situations, but it is important to do so at all time. Unless your source is going to harm themselves or … Continue reading →

Ethical Lessons I have learned a plethora of ethical lessons throughout the course, whether that be from lectures, case studies, or book readings. The two lessons that really resonated with me were conflict of interest issues, and the use of … Continue reading →

Eric Yarnell   Blog 5-Course Reflection   Ethical Lessons One of the most important things, I think, that I learned in this class, is how to properly make an ethical decision. Things such as what questions to ask yourself before … Continue reading →

  Reflecting on the semester has allowed me to realize and appreciate the immense ethical standards of the communications field and of day to day life that I am now aware of. As I move forward with my career in … Continue reading →

Over the course of this fall semester, I have learned a number of ethical lessons while taking C409 that are very applicable to not only the world of journalism and media, but my everyday life. This course has taught me … Continue reading →

By: Isabel Romanowski 1)   Two important ethical lessons from the lectures/case studies (at least two) you have had in this course. Throughout the duration of this course, I have learned many important ethical lessons. The first one that I have … Continue reading →

By: Tesia M. Ortiz As this course comes to an end, I look back at all of the case studies based on ethical lessons. We have discussed issues like invasion of privacy, conflict of interests, fabrication, plagiarism, deception and more. … Continue reading →

Two important ethical issues I learned about in this class this year is the decision on whether or not to include an anonymous source and privacy laws. These two ethical lessons kind of went hand in hand at some points … Continue reading →

During the semester of Comm 409, my eyes have been opened to the many case studies we have looked at and the ethical reasoning’s behind. For example, I was extremely struck by the Stephen Glass case. While watching that movie, … Continue reading →

Throughout my time in taking Comm 409- News Media Ethics, I was exposed to many hard-hitting stories that posed several ethical issues. The meaning of ethics in the media will always stay important and constantly cause diverse conversations. Being ethical … Continue reading →

Situation Definition In class we discussed many different case studies that caused people to debate ethical issues about them. One such case study has to do with the reporting on the Las Vegas shooting and how media outlets reported it … Continue reading →

Situation Defined In 2013, KTVU 2 — a Fox News-affiliate station in San Fransisco Bay Area — reported on the crash of flight Asiana 212. An intern at KTVU 2 confirmed made up, racist names for the four pilots flying … Continue reading →

Case Situation: Sarah Jeong, who is the south Korean-born journalist, raised in the United States, used the hashtag “#CancelWhitePeople” and complained about “white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants.” In August 2018, … Continue reading →