<\/a>Cory Davis
\n<\/strong>MC301 Contributor\/Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson State University mass communication students ventured across town March 19 to hear media professionals on five different panels discussing the importance of ethics in public relations, media management, news, digital content media and sports broadcasting.<\/p>\n

The Belhaven University Department of Communications hosted its 2015 Media Ethics Conference on in the Barber Auditorium.\u00a0 The conference was open to the public and welcomed some of JSU\u2019s students, alumni, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

Elayne Hayes-Anthony, current chair of the Belhaven Communications Department and incoming chair of the Department of Mass Communication at JSU, was pleased to have so many universities, community colleges and high schools represented from across the state of Mississippi at the conference. Hayes-Anthony begins her new position at Jackson State on July<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just a small glimpse of the positive innovations and rebuilding I plan on doing at Jackson State University,\u201d said Hayes-Anthony.<\/p>\n

\u201cBreaking: Media Ethics in a Communication Crisis\u201d started with a panel discussion of public relations directors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this industry, honesty is very important,\u201d said Olivia Goodheart, director of public relations at JSU. \u201cI chose public relations to have an inside look into the positive side of the industry instead of journalism, which in my opinion conveys a more pessimistic side of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the discussion of news directors, the panel participants focused on how ethics has become relevant in today\u2019s society and how the topic is very important in modern media.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking things out of context can come back on you as a professional.\u00a0 Falsifying something or plagiarism is something you just shouldn\u2019t do,\u201d said Ben Heart, news director at WAPT TV 16. \u201cThere has to be a standard established as to what you choose to air versus what you do not air. You don\u2019t want to be salacious nor do you want to gross the audience out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since news age media is shifting more towards the Internet and social media, a panel of digital content specialists discussed the importance of attribution, credibility, and promoting ethics during controversy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttribution is key. Regardless of if the story is true or false, we must attribute it,\u201d said Angela Williams, digital content media director at WAPT TV 16. \u201cWe usually call the source and ask them to use pictures or content.\u00a0 We make sure that we have permission before we use any type of picture of content (from social media).\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimberly Stampley, a senior mass communications major at JSU, was among many of the participants that enjoyed the conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed this conference today and it was very informative. \u00a0 I learned so much from the different panels of well-respected professionals,\u201d said Stampley.<\/p>\n

Bonnie Jackson, adjunct professor in the Department of Mass Communications at JSU, was pleased that students from her class attended the conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nice to participate in this media ethics conference today and I was glad to have some of my students here in attendance as well,\u201d said Jackson \u201cThe students had an opportunity to hear from some great professionals that currently work industry positions which they may aspire to work in someday.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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