Ethics in the Media.

So, this past week I attended a Media Ethics Conference held by the University of Central Oklahoma and to my surprise I actually enjoyed what all of the speakers had to say. I went to the session called "Ethically Following the Story," and I really learned a lot about what difficulties you are faced with when you enter the professional world of journalism. It was especially interesting to me because Mike Sherman, the sports editor for The Daily Oklahoman, talked a lot about ethics in sports. He talked a lot about the issue with OSU and how his team handled the issue and how ethics came into play. If you think that there isn't anything hard about journalism this would have proved you wrong. You are in control of what so many people see, so it is important that you report fairly and accurately.

There really wasn't much content on blogging and the media but mostly for writing in general. I think that it can definitely be applied to us as bloggers though because whether or not we think so, we are reporters already! What we write is being seen and what others write online is also. We are responsible for what we post and that makes us have to face ethics of our own everyday. I did a little bit of research on the panel of speakers and 3/4 of them did also have a blog. If that says anything at all it's that it is a great tool for writers.

The strongest part of the session was the knowledge passed on by the professionals that were on the panel. They were very successful in their field and that is what college students should be learning from as well. They offered writers in different areas and that made it more interesting for all of the students. I am looking to get into sports with my writing and I loved getting to hear from someone that already is. I have no complaints about the conference at all, only advice to go to speakers or events that include working professionals because they have the knowledge you need as students!