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Naive to unethical journalism: Life before COMM 409 When scheduling COMM 409 last fall, I was unsure how much material this course could possibly cover. Before taking this class, I thought it was simple—don’t plagiarize. But as the final weeks … Continue reading →

Journalism’s Unsung Heroes: Ethical Journalists With society’s constant focus on bad ethical decision making, I wanted to use this blog post to highlight the industry’s ethical journalists that often go unnoticed. Chicago Tribune reporters David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa … Continue reading →

Straddling the Line: Patriotism vs. Reporting the Honest Truth “It was most definitely the worst day of my life, ”said Former CBS News correspondent and author of “Breathing the Fire Kimberly Dozier On Wednesday morning, Dozier spoke to Penn State … Continue reading →

Ignoring One’s Journalistic Duty and the Number One Rule of Journalism  The 2003 film, “Shattered Glass,” dramatizes the tarnished career of New Republic journalist Stephen Glass. While at The New Republic, Glass fabricated 27 stories and brought about two serious … Continue reading →

Allegiance, fidelity, devotion, support; all synonyms for the value I find most important. I believe in loyalty. Being a loyal friend, loyal employee and loyal family member. Standing by someone though difficult and controversial times is one of the most … Continue reading →