SPJ Showing "Shattered Glass"

     Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) will be showing the film “Shattered Glass” during the meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in SSPA Room 006.

     “Shattered Glass” is based on Stephen Glass’s journalistic career at “The New Republic” magazine where the editor eventually finds him out for falsifying the majority of his stories. The movie will allow for students to understand the importance of ethical practices when they become journalists themselves.

     “I decided to show ‘Shattered Glass’ at the last SPJ meeting because I think it has a valuable lesson for all journalists,” said SPJ of CSULB President Erin Spandorf. “Lying and fabrication, the heart of the movie, is basically suicide in the journalism industry.”

     The film outlines the rise and fall of Stephen Glass’s journalism career. At the beginning, his articles are seen as highly imaginative but amusing. But after a series of events that cause his editor to question the reliability of his sources and to the surprise of his coworkers, Glass is found out for fabricating many critical details in his stories. The film is based on true events that occurred during the mid-1990s.