Author Archives: Bradford Conners

A Look Back at Comm 409 An interesting ethical lesson I learned this semester is about how deception in journalism can actually be acceptable under certain circumstances. There are many stories that simply can’t be discovered through conventional means, and … Continue reading →

Saffron Details the Life of a Newspaper Critic During her lecture as part of the Foster-Foreman Conference, Inga Saffron brought up several experiences—one of them personal and one from a colleague—that bring about ethical dilemmas worth consideration. As a critic … Continue reading →

Marimow Shares His Thoughts on Ethical Decision-Making In his lecture on Tuesday night, Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow brought up cases involving two intriguing ethical issues that journalists frequently face. One key issue that Marimow discussed was what journalists should … Continue reading →

By fabricating 27 of his stories written for The New Republic, Stephen Glass brought about two serious ethical issues. First, by passing off made-up stories as being real, he failed to uphold his duty as a journalist to truthfully inform … Continue reading →

The crack of the bat. The pop of the mitt. The roar of the crowd. The boys of summer. There is just something about the sport of baseball that separates it from all the others. It doesn’t include the bone-crushing … Continue reading →