What is the point in even writing a story about a father and son relationship? The relationship between a father and son can vary depending on the person, but “Arm Wrestling with My Father” is a wonderful example as to how a father and son form their own connection. Brad Manning enlightens the reader on how Manning and his father formed their own connection. Unusual to some, but to Manning it is the form of bond he gets to have with his father which is very special. Brad Manning really shows off this father and son relationship by using the following elements of rhetoric; the purpose, thesis, audience, methods of development, and the language his writing.…
Another example, parents want their children to do well in school. Paintball is not only exercising, but also strategizing and teamwork. The player has to determine throughout the entire game how to outsmart their opponents during the game. How to organize your fellow players? Where is your enemy going to hide?…
Jerry Sandusky was considered an excellent citizen to the community during his tenure as an assistant coach at Penn State. He assisted under head coach Joe Paterno and founded a charitable organization that helped disadvantaged youth; unfortunately, he was a serial child rapist (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013). The general public wished someone had known of his actions, when in fact, there were people at the University how did and they performed internal investigations. Reviewing notes and emails of the high ranking officials at Penn State University reveal the actions were discussed with various groups, but not the board of trustees (Crandall, et al, pg. 19, 2013). The lack of recurrence is what led to criticism and the scandal to follow.…
Case: Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart 427 U.S. 539 Decision: 9-0, delivered by Chief Justice Burger Facts: Erwin Charles Simants was a suspect of sexual assault and the murdering six members of the Kellie family in their home in Sutherland, Nebraska. Simants had confessed to law enforcement officers and had disclosed information to other private parties. This murder attracted attention to the town from local and nation news broadcasters. Simants’ attorney and the county attorney met before a judge to enact restrictions on what matters the press can report on to ensure a fair trial, due to its mass coverage.…
Every action leading up to and thereafter becomes fair game for public knowledge and attention. All things considered, ethical considerations for news writing are not just black and white or cut and dry practices. Instead, there is a wide area of…
Fifteen years ago on February 18, Dale Earnhardt -- a widely loved and respected professional driver for NASCAR -- was killed in an accident at the Daytona International Speedway. This event incited a legal battle in the state of Florida between Earnhardt’s family, local lawmakers, and journalists from the Orlando Sentinel that lasted for years over the rights that journalists have in accessing sensitive information in order to do their work. Considering the ethical codes respected by journalists, the broader application of ethics theories, and the specific actions of the parties involved, the Sentinel not only had a duty in obtaining the autopsy photos in order to verify NASCAR’s conclusion, but a moral obligation to do so for the public.…
Jane F. Gilgun is a professor from the University of Minnesota, and focuses her research on the violence and behaviours of perpetrators. As an experienced writer, she publishes prolifically, with books and articles widely available on the internet. She teaches me ways of writing, which persuade the audience while maintaining the philosophies of science in qualitative research reporting. She states to hold a strong opinion and bring in emotion to grab attention of the audiences during research reporting. The author starts her article by strongly criticising the current trend of writing in a third-person voice and producing boring qualitative research reports.…
An analysis of the article reveals how the story was reported. This version was published in the Globe…
John Vivian is the author of “Blogs”, what are the upsides and downsides of having such a mass communication with the public. Blogging has become such an affordable and technologically ease way for ordinary citizens to voice their views and opinions to a mass audience. The article claims blogging has become a free for all to speak out with no gatekeepers. Meaning that a lot of the writing lacks the experience of journalistic traditions. The author talks about how different bloggers have been the beginning of some of the biggest scandals in our government.…
I am writing to convey my thoughts and opinions about the article about Mark Duggan. Some of the facts and opinions were controversial because there were many issues which you wrote about in the article which effect his race, for example you have wrote about the way he had a curious hybrid accent and the way you wrote that Duggan was a gangster not Nelson Mandela. This manipulates many readers into making judgments about people by the way they look, without even knowing how the person really is. Firstly, in the headline it states; “Duggan was a gangster not Nelson Mandela.” This comparison is manipulative as you trying to show that he is the opposite of Mandela.…
My interest in journalism stems from my role as editor of my school’s publication, the Boxer Roundup, a page of articles written by students about what is going on in our high school. The page is published every Thursday in our city’s newspaper, The Enterprise. I have been writing for the Boxer Roundup since sophomore year and have been an editor since last summer. By writing for and editing the Boxer Roundup I aim to highlight the positives that take place in my city and to help erase the view of the city as just a hotspot for crime and poverty. As a journalist, I hope to be able to bring to light the stories of those that may be overlooked and provide a factual account of events.…
Gymnastics board. They began an investigation, and Dr. Nassar was fired the same year. However, Gina Nichols’ lawyer stated U.S.A. gymnastics waited five weeks before notifying law enforcement about the incident. They also did not disclose his termination to Michigan State Univeristy, where he still was able to practice medicine until he was arrested (New York Times). Before Maggie identified herself U.S.A. gymnastics, the U.S Olympic Committee and Michigan State University labled her Athlete A. “‘Recently, three of my friends and former National Team members who medaled at the 2012 Olympics have bravely stepped forward to proclaim they were sexually assaulted by USA gymnastics Team Physician Dr. Larry Nassar.…
While looking for a reactionary situation to write about for this journal entry we see many good situations facing the world today. So the situation that stuck out the most was physical violence. Mostly against African Americans in the world. This issue has been a big eye- opening in today's world. This issue has been all over media and it's becoming a huge problem in today's society.…
Amanda You validated, about the writer also the media. I read in the unit about sociocentric thinking. Most times media, press, and writers present events in the world in descriptive terms that presuppose the correctness of the self- serving worldview dominant in the country (Paul & Elder, 2012). Amanda, you have learned how to recognize sociocentric bias also you have picked up on their language in the intellectual standards. You did an awesome, job evaluated, the article for specific, or fairness, clarity, and accuracy.…
The prompt that I chose was “The Timothy Quill Case.” Dr. Timothy Quill starts off the case by describing to his readers about the events that happened. He published the case as an article in New England Journal of Medicine in March 1991. Dr. Quill prescribed barbiturates for his 45 year old patient who was suffering from leukemia, Patricia Diane Trumbull. He also told his patient the amount of drug taken that would be considered lethal.…