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Two important ethical lessons from the lectures/case studies One of the most important ethical lessons I took away form from the lectures and case studies was from John Beale’s presentation on ethical decision making in photo journalism. At one point … Continue reading →

Situation Defined In 2013, KTVU 2 — a Fox News-affiliate station in San Fransisco Bay Area — reported on the crash of flight Asiana 212. An intern at KTVU 2 confirmed made up, racist names for the four pilots flying … Continue reading →

Situation Defined On Thursday, Douglas Blackmon spoke about his experiences as a professional journalist at Penn State’s Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Throughout his presentation, I received intense ethical messages when Blackmon talked about ethical dilemmas he faced throughout his … Continue reading →

A main issue from “Shattered Glass” that brings me intense ethical messages is that Stephen Glass made his brother pose as George Sims — the fictional Jukt Micronics president — to convince Chuck Lane that Sims was a real source. … Continue reading →

I believe in living my truth. If you know me, you know that what you see is what you get. For as long as I can remember—even when I was too young to put it into words—it always felt phony … Continue reading →