Monthly Archives: December 2019

I can honestly say I have learned a lot in Comm 409. I didn’t exactly know what to expect when I enrolled in this class. When I began, I only thought the class would go over rules such as: “Don’t … Continue reading →

During this course, Comm 409 – News Media Ethics, I have learned more about the realistic world of journalism that I would like to get into post-graduation. The journalism industry is definitely a part of our society that does great … Continue reading →

In Comm 409 this semester, I learned so many ethical lessons, some pretty obvious, but some that I never thought about. One important ethical lesson I will take away from this class is invasion of privacy. I never really thought … Continue reading →

COMM 409 has been one of the most important classes I have taken so far at Penn State, mainly because it teaches you important reporting methods and how to be ethical in your work. One important ethical lesson that I … Continue reading →

The first key ethical lesson I’ve taken away from Comm 409 is that honesty and truth go an extremely long way in journalism. A journalist’s main job is to report real, honest news. This goes to show how important honesty … Continue reading →

Over the past few semesters, I have learned there are several lessons about how to be the best journalist I can be and this class has taught me most of them. Integrity is something very important in a journalists career … Continue reading →

The first ethical lesson that I took away is that the integrity is the father of good journalism. The cases that we studied such as Steve Glass and Jayson Blair really show us that no matter how talented you are, … Continue reading →

Two Ethical Lessons During Comm 409 I learned many ethical lessons, but two stuck out to me in particular. The first one was “seek truth and report it”. I learned that fake news is way more common than I had … Continue reading →

The first lesson impressed me in this course is talking about plagiarism, I was noticed as a communication student, there are some rules and baselines that cannot cross. The movie Steve Glass gave me a great example to study this … Continue reading →

Comm409, News Media Ethics, is different than any other course at Penn State because the lessons are not just skills to memorize, they are decisions that every journalist has to make and it is not always easy as a journalist … Continue reading →

One important ethical lesson I have learned in this course is to seek the truth but to minimize harm. As a journalist, it is of the utmost importance to share valuable information with your readers, so they can keep informed … Continue reading →

Comm 409 has taught me more information than almost any class I’ve taken at Penn State. Each lecture I learned more about the media world and how important ethics are. One of the biggest things I’m taking away from this … Continue reading →

Nowadays, many young people are extremely impetuous, and any misstep can lead to resentment and protest, as if the world should center on them. As is known to all, college students are the stage of students’ physical and psychological maturity, … Continue reading →

Obviously as journalists we know that our integrity is the most important thing in this field. Through this class I have seen many examples whether that’s from lecture or case studies where journalists lost their integrity and therefore ruined their … Continue reading →