The movie Shattered Glass certainly caused me to raise an eyebrow at all the intricacies behind ethics in journalism. First of all, I was taken aback by how intricate the editing process of news is. More so, I was surprised that this system could be tricked. It's worrying that reporters could potentially get away with publishing pieces that are embellished or completely false. After all, the news is supposed to be reliable, and it is the journalist's job to uphold the integrity of this. Even the smallest facts were brought into question in the movie, which just goes to show that thoroughness is one of the most important parts of reporting. Each detail is scrutinized and inspected.

Overall, I enjoyed being in this class. Reading the news every day helped keep me up to date on current events as well as modeling methods for journalistic reporting. I also enjoyed learning photoshop for our advirtising unit, but I didn't think it was a very precise way to do page layout for our articles. Maybe I didn't get everything done on time (senior sliding, oops), but I nevertheless enjoyed the exposure to realistic concerns in the journalism industry, such as libel and ethics.