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The two ethical principles that have stuck with me are the issue of objectivity and the issue of tasteful reporting. Before this class I understood that reporters need to remain objective, but I never understood why it is important to … 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 →

Situational Definition John Eligon, a pulitzer prize winning journalist who writes for the New York Times, spoke at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Foster-Foreman distinguished writers series. I would like to look at the ethical issues that come … Continue reading →

In “Shattered Glass” a young reporter for The New Republic was caught fabricating the majority of his stories. Stephen Glass made up locations and sources for his stories and even went so far as to cover up his tracks with … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, my dad was the director of a summer camp. We lived in Atlanta for the school year, but every summer we would drive up to Massachusetts where the camp was, and spend the entire summer … Continue reading →