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Ethical Lessons Two important ethical lessons I learned were “seek truth and report it” and “minimize harm,” both of which are from the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Code of Ethics (Foreman, 2016, p. 92). Prior to taking this class, … Continue reading →

Situation Definition On November 18, 2001, Michael Finkel published an article for The New York Times titled “Is Youssouf Malé A Slave?” The article was written about a West African boy who worked on the Ivory Coast. An editor’s note … Continue reading →

Part One: Situation Definition Kristen Houser, from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, presented “Words Matter: How Language, Context, and Content Can Perpetuate or Change Public Bias About Sexual Violence.” Two main issues discussed in … Continue reading →

The movie Shattered Glass directed by Billy Ray is about a young Washington reporter named Stephen Glass, who fabricated more than half of his stories and consistently lied to his colleagues and boss while at The New Republic. Two main ethical issues … Continue reading →

I believe in dancing like nobody’s watching. I began performing when I was very young, maybe three or four. My dance season began in late August and finished mid-June. Then the obligatory summer ballet camps began in July and finished … Continue reading →