Monthly Archives: September 2018

“I loved the electricity of people liking my stories. I loved going to story conference meetings and telling people what my story was going to be, and seeing the room excited. I wanted every story to be a home run” … Continue reading →

Shattered Glass is a film that depicts the true story of Stephen Glass, a New Republic writer that fabricated many of his stories. From both the movie and the lecture, I can come to the conclusion that two ethical problems … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: In a world where journalists are critiqued for everything they report on, it only makes our jobs that much harder. On top of that, when there are a few bad apples who destroy our titles, it doesn’t help … Continue reading →

The first problem I would like to discuss with the Stephen Glass case is the most obvious one – his fabrication on his pieces that led to his eventual demise. The New Republic claimed that 27 of the 41 pieces … Continue reading →

Shattered Glass, the 2003 film written by Billy Ray, is a prime example of how journalists can fall into the trap of unethical and fraudulent reporting. This movie is a true story about Stephen Glass who was a journalist at … Continue reading →

Shattered Glass is a story about a man who made it big in the journalism field but ultimately created his own downfall. However, Shattered Glass also highlights the possibilities on what can happen if you are unethical in the way you do … Continue reading →

You need to make thousands of lies to just cover up one lie. In the end of the movie Shattered Glass, Stephen Glass admits that the 27 of 41 articles he wrote for The New Republic were fabricated. The process … Continue reading →

Two themes in Shattered Glass that show intense ethical messages are deception and honesty. According to Webster’s Dictionary, to deceive means to “cause someone to believe something that is not true”, which is something that Stephen Glass portrayed throughout the … Continue reading →

The movie Shattered Glass shows what can and will go wrong if you are unethical in the field of journalism. Based on real life occurrences, Shattered Glass, depicts the life of Stephen Glass, a very popular journalist at The New … Continue reading →

The movie Shattered Glass describes a story of a journalist losing ethical discipline in order to fulfill his desire. Steve Glass, the main character of this movie, fabricated 27 out of 41 news stories while working for the New Republic. … Continue reading →