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Blog 5: Mike Tori – Thoughts on the Course

The main ethical lesson I learned during this course was that regardless of what his happening, a journalist must maintain their journalistic persona.  A recent example of this would be during the Boston Marathon, instead of fleeing from the site … Continue reading

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Mike Tori: Blog 4 – David Finkel

Mike Tori COMM 409 Blog 4 – David Finkel   David Finkel spent the majority of his lecture describing his experience as an imbedded reporter with U.S. infantry in Iraq.  One of the lessons that really stood out to me … Continue reading

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Blog 3 – Mike Tori – Integrity in Times of Crisis

Bill Marimow spoke of several ethical dilemmas he encountered during his career.  The two that stood out the most to me were Bill covering a story about airline pilots being laid off and a crime involving the abduction of a … Continue reading

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Mike Tori: Blog 2 – “Shattered Glass”

I really enjoyed the movie “Shattered Glass.”  From the beginning, Steven seemed like he had something to hide.  His co-workers would tell him several times that he has a call, and he would just ignore it essentially.  Even though I … Continue reading

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Mike Tori: Blog 1 – This I Believe…

I have wanted to go to Penn State since I first visited the main campus in 2008. I am now a Junior at University Park and since November of my Sophomore year I have seen my most adored establishment for … Continue reading

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