Introduction
I have learned so many valuable lessons and ethics throughout this semester. I am highly grateful for what I’ve been taught and I will use these lessons that I have learned for future endeavors and opportunities. I thoroughly enjoyed Professor Zhong’s lectures and I have learned much from them. This course was very versatile and full of depth. I remained excited to learn from the beginning to the end of this course.
Ethical Lessons
Two important ethical lessons I have learned is to seek truth and report it and the invasion of privacy. It is highly important to seek truth and not falsehoods. It is key to be accurate and just in your reporting. Seeking the truth will grant you legitimacy and loyalty from the readers. The people are entitled to the truth and anything else is completely invalid. The people want the truth and absolute clarity and that’s what you need to provide to them. In regard to the invasion of privacy there are many rules attached to this. As a writer you must protect your sources at all costs, you owe them that. You must follow the guidelines in order to protect them and to protect the legitimacy of the story. You must be moral and righteous.
Case Study
One case that impressed me the most is the Brian Williams case. It is utter blasphemy how he faked his account of what happened that day. There’s people who actually go through these type of atrocities frequently and to hear Williams tell his fake account of what happened that day disgusted me and it disgusted his loyal viewers. His story is a tragedy and only goes to show that lying to the public will only lead to disappointment and shame. I liked this case because it’s proof that lying in this field will humble you and the truth always conquers.
Impact
With all the lessons I’ve learned from this course I will come out of this more equipped and prepared to excel in future classes and when I’m finally in the journalism field. I’ve learned about the mistakes and I’ve learned about the successes. With this I’ve come out of this course more enlightened and with heavy spirit.
Reflection
I enjoyed taking this course this semester. I enjoyed the professor and I enjoyed the experience. Also I feel like the lessons I’ve learned will further prepare me for my future in this field. This course was full of depth and substance. I was excited to take COMM 409 this year and I come out of  it satisfied and proud of what I have learned.