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Ethical Lessons A few of the ethical lessons that have stuck with me throughout the durations of this course were the naming victims case study, the photojournalism lecture, and the Stephen Glass lectures and movie. My biggest takeaway from the … Continue reading →

Situation Definition In February 2012, a 17 year old unarmed black man, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator of a gated community. As media outlets began to run the story, they printed … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Douglas Blackmon is an established journalist who has covered events ranging from the election of President Barack Obama to the BP oil spill in 2010. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning author for his bestseller, “Slavery by Another … Continue reading →

Situation Definition The movie, Shattered Glass, centers around a young, up and coming journalist, Stephen Glass, at The New Republic, who is remembered for his downright questionable ethics. Glass was eventually caught lying about major characters and details throughout his … Continue reading →

Blog 1- This I believe… by Megan Magee My earliest childhood memory, at just three years old, is my baby sister, Hailey, and I watching cartoons in my parent’s bedroom while my mother showered. Our house was quiet as my … Continue reading →