THE TRUTH

The Truth

The Truth

There are many issues in the world of journalism that are intensely ethics based. Two of these issues are fabrication and truth in journalism. Fabrication is when a journalist makes up a story and passes it off as the truth. There are many reasons as to why this may occur, some of which being pressure to succeed, stupidity, or just plain laziness. Truth in journalism is a very important issue. News stories must be 100% accurate or the credibility of the journalist is greatly diminished. The movie Shattered Glass tells the story of Journalist, Steve Glass, and how ...