Reporter addresses issue of skewed web content Published:
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
09:10 Social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, provide
ways for journalists to spread information and find sources, but
there is a need to be skeptical, said National Public Radio
Ombudsman Alicia Shepard. Shepard, who works for NPR in
Washington, D.C., visited USU to speak to students and faculty
from the journalism and communications department. In a lecture
given at the Performance Hall Tuesday, Shepard spoke on her
ideas regarding the need for ethical fortitude in journalism, as
media and technology continue to converge. "We're in the midst
of a digital revolution and in many ways the rules of journalism
have dramatically changed since 20 years ago, i.e. pre-
Internet," Shepard said. "Social media provides great ways of
distributing content and finding sources, but it's still
critical to hold high ethical standards." Shepard, who has
taught media ethics at Georgetown University, sa