Ethics Research Assignment (Spring 2016)
Below I have assigned each of you a different journalist who’s name is in the annals of journalistic misdeeds. Write a 250-word paragraph on who they were and what they did wrong. We’ll discuss in class on Friday, March 11.
- Sabrina Rubin Erdely (Rolling Stone) – Tori
- Patricia Smith – Allison
- Jayson Blair – Mariana
- Stephen Glass – James
- Dan Rather and Mary Mapes – Emily
- Khalil Abdullah – Mercedez
- Jack Kelley – Jonathan
- Rick Bragg – Haley
- Mike Barnicle – MK
- Katie Couric and Melissa McNamara – Savanah
- Bob Greene –
- Jonathan Broder – Abbey
- R. Foster Winans
- Marcia Stepanek
- Julie Amparano