Monthly Archives: November 2018

As journalists, it is extremely important to take into consideration the ethical issues when writing an article or interviewing sources for an article, but often these ethical lessons are not taught and therefore become an issue and lead to poor … Continue reading →

Ethical Lessons After taking this course, I learned a number of things about the importance of ethics in the journalism world. One of the main lessons I learned was the importance of journalists always being honest to the public. As … Continue reading →

Within this course I’ve learned a lot of lessons that will carry with me for the rest of my life. I never knew how much a class can impact you until I took this one. The two lessons I’ve learned … Continue reading →

The case study I chose is about women and women of color in the news industry. Marisa Salcine was asked by her boss to see if she was Latina when she was having lunch in her former company. She said … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida after Zimmerman approached the teen on the grounds that he looked “ real suspicious.” (Blow) The two engaged in an argument … Continue reading →

Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Watts from Colorado was charged on August 20 with nine felony charges, including three first-degree murders, for killing his two daughters and pregnant wife with no found motive. Just five days earlier, an Arizona man was accused of … Continue reading →

Situation Definition: An ethical concern in today’s society that is often overlooked is the lack of gender diversity in sports journalism and the way sports reporters cover women’s sports, especially in interviews with specific female athletes. The sports journalism field … Continue reading →

Situation: On Feb. 26, 2012 Trayvon Martin, an African American 17-year-old, was shot dead by George Zimmerman, a white man, while Martin was visiting a subdivision in Sanford Fl. Martin was unarmed and carrying a bag of skittles and a … Continue reading →

Situation Definition Issues of diversity have seemed to further make their way into the mainstream, with regard to the spectacle that reporting news in 2018 has become. For this case study, I am looking at the Brian Williams situation that … Continue reading →

Situation Definition The case I have chosen is the case about Di Tzeitung, a Yiddish paper who has a history of altering images to remove women in photos. The first case at hand is the well-known photo of Barack Obama … Continue reading →