Author Archives: Allison C Lightner

The two important ethical lessons I have learned from different lectures and/or case studies would have to be that above anything else, you are a journalist 24/7. The second ethical lesson I learned is that you need to think about … Continue reading →

The case study that I will be analyzing in this paper is from the Sacramento Union and their decision whether to publish a photograph depicting death and tragedy of a young boy. The boy, Lamphone Keovoravoth, is only seven-years-old and … Continue reading →

The Foster-Foreman series lecture I attended was by speaker and columnist, Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle. Falkenberg discussed a lot on the differences between being a reporter and a columnist in journalism, as well as some of the challenges … Continue reading →

After watching Shattered Glass, I was in shock because why would someone resort to total fabrication of 27 out of the 41 articles they had wrote for “The New Republic” magazine? There are several issues brought into light in the … Continue reading →

I have always struggled with exams, with science, with math, with multiple choice tests, and with school. I could blame it on my extreme anxiety disorder I was diagnosed with last year or it’s just the way I am. Either … Continue reading →