Author Archives: Hannah Parks

Ethical Lessons —  There are several important ethical lessons that have been covered throughout the semester in this course. Two ethical lessons that stood out the most to me this semester, as stated in our book, The Ethical Journalist: Making … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: In July of 2014, Rolling Stone writer, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, contacted the University of Virginia to speak to Emily Renda. Renda was a staff member at the university who was working with sexual assault issues on campus. Renda was extremely involved … Continue reading →

The lecture by Kimberly Dozier, the author of Breathing Fire and a former CBS news reporter, at the Foster Forman Conferences was very inspiring and reviewed many ethical messages about news reporting, specifically at times of war and conflict. To hear … Continue reading →

Part 1: There are several issues that arise within the journalistic world that evoke intense ethical messages – two of them being fabrication and deception. Fabrication is where journalists make things up, such as stories, and pass them off as … Continue reading →

It was a snowy Friday in mid-February my freshman year. I was walking down one of the many crowded sidewalks on Penn State’s campus during peak class hours, when I caught myself looking at everyone’s faces as they walked by … Continue reading →