Shattered Glass: Conclusion; Article on Ethics

After viewing the film Shattered Glass, let's learn about some journalists who did bad things. Turn in your completed Activities assignment/homework from last class.

Then, in the lab, please write a 300-400 word article on "The Ethics of Journalism". Use the film and the sources provided to you in your article as secondary evidence. Make sure you attribute your quotes or textual support within the article as appropriate. Titles of major works (like movies, novels, etc.) are ITALICIZED. Articles, single poems, or short stories are quoted.

Key ideas to discuss:

• Why is it important that journalists have an ethical code to follow?
• Why is accuracy, credibility, and objectivity important for a journalist?
• Should we forgive journalists who plagiarize or make-up data or sources?
• Why is truth, attribution, or credible sources important in journalism reporting?

Read at least 3 of the sources below and use them to support your opinion on the bulleted points above. You may use more than 3 articles if you wish. Note the timing and dates of the articles (the list is chronological). Attribute your sources in your editorial. Complete your writing today in the lab.

Sources:

• The Original Forbes Takedown of Stephen Glass ("Lies, Damn Lies and Fiction" by Adam Penenberg, Forbes, 1998)
• Magazine Dismisses Writer Accused of Hoax (Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, May, 1998)
• Shattered Glass at the New Republic (Lori Robertson, 1998, American Journalism Review, )
• A History of Lying Recounted As Fiction (David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, May 7, 2003)
• Shattered Glass (film by Billy Ray & Buzz Bissinger; Nov. 26, 2003; IMDB)
• The Trial of Stephen Glass (Jack Shafer, Reuters, Dec. 11, 2011)
• Trust Me, An Infamous Serial Liar Says (Ann o'Neill & Beth Karas, CNN, Dec. 19, 2011)
• California Denies Scorned Journalist Right to Practice Law (Julie Bosman, New York Times, January 27, 2014)
• Hello My Name is Stephen Glass and I'm Sorry (feature by Hanna Rosen, New Republic, Nov. 10, 2014)
• Stephen Glass is Still Retracting his Fabricated Stories--18 Years Later (LA Times, Dec. 15, 2015)
• Discredited Journalist Stephen Glass Reveals (The Chronicle, March 28, 2016)

HOMEWORK: None. Get caught up if you are missing work or haven't completed your homework/classwork. Complete the editorial article on ethics if you did not finish it during class.