Author Archives: Carlos Lee

Two important ethical lessons that I learned in this class was the invasion of privacy and conflicts of interest. To begin, privacy is an obvious detail that creates conflict between all aspects of reporting. People and the government alike enjoy … Continue reading →

Situation Definition — Ken Dilanian, an NBC News correspondent for national security and intelligence, spoke to students at Penn State about his recent experiences in journalism. Delianian touched upon difficulties in getting information, Washington D.C., and the controversy surrounding President … Continue reading →

Situation Definition –  “Shattered Glass” is based on the incident involving journalist Stephen Glass and his numerous fabrication of stories, either slightly or completely fabricated, under The New Republic. Fabrication in the journalist world is a major and fireable offense … Continue reading →

I believe in honesty.  Honesty sounds like an easy answer, but I have had a long history with truth-telling. As a kid, you learn the consequences of lying quickly. However, I grew up mostly in solitary with little interaction from … Continue reading →