Author Archives: Caitlin Paige Bowman

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 →

Situation Definition: Brian Williams, a reporter for the evening news on NBC’s Nightly News, was called out by military personnel after falsely reporting a story from when he was covering the war over seas. In 2003, Williams reported that that … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: The evening of October 24th, John Eligon spoke on Penn State’s campus during the annual Foster-Forum Conference of Distinguished Writers. Eligon spoke about his experiences as a writer working for the New York Times as he documents police … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: Journalist have an obligation to get the facts and report the truth, but there have been cases when a story is partially or completely fabricated. Fabrication is the making up of material and passing it off as genuine. … Continue reading →

One ethical value that I have cherished all these years is “treat others the way you want to be treated.” I was bullied really badly as a child in elementary school, so this is definitely one value that I gained … Continue reading →