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2019-2020 Springfield College Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Springfield College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM 325 - Journalistic Ethics


This course provides students with asunderstanding of the ethical dilemmas faced
by journalists. Topics include: fairness and accuracy, conflicts of interest, the right to
privacy, the use of confidential sources, the use of deception to uncover truth, the roleof public figures, the responsible coverage of tragedy, source/reported relationships,and the conflict between getting it first andgetting it right.

Credits: 3