Melissa Wells
JRNL 1150
Reflection 1: Spotlight
In this day and age, the media’s portrayal of journalism is typically stereotypically false and inaccurate. But Spotlight, a specialized team of four investigative reporters within The Boston Globe; Spotlight, an award-winning film portraying the true story told by this team of the Boston archdiocese’s systemic corruption in covering up the sexual abuse of children by its priests – Spotlight finally paints journalists right. Best said in the New York Times review of Spotlight, Director Tom McCarthy truly captures a “specific professional accomplishment and beautifully captures the professional ethos of journalism.” Or as Marty Baron told the team of reporters, “This kind of story is why we do …show more content…
Their heroism is as simple as showing up in the morning and doing their job. Mike Rezendes, for example, exemplifies professionality. During his meeting with Mitchell (Mitch) Garabedian, the “character” of a lawyer who filed 84 suits against the church, Garabedian’s hostility, wariness, and slight paranoia don’t so much as faze Rezendes. Mike respects his cautiousness, steers clear of crossing boundaries, and stops recording notes or didn’t record notes at all if necessary. Although assertive, it is Mike’s patience and keenness to stick to the story that earns Garabedian’s trust and proves crucial to uncovering many aspects of the …show more content…
Sacha worries for the impact the scandal would have on her “nana”, who goes to church three times a week. After discovering a treatment center for pedophilic priests a block from his home, the story weighs on Matt Carroll as a parent, worried about his own children and children in his neighborhood that could potentially be victimized. But it is Mike’s reaction that is most visceral after he collects the revealing documents that opened the investigation. As a lapsed Catholic, he is faced with blatant confirmation that Cardinal Law and the Boston archdiocese were aware of the abuse, protected the guilty, and silenced victims. From initial shock to growing indignation each member experiences as Bostonians raised with Catholic traditions – it reaches a boiling point for Mike, who’s rage becomes an irreparable moral horror. “I thought one day I would actually go back. But, I read those letters and something just
JRNL 1150
Reflection 1: Spotlight
In this day and age, the media’s portrayal of journalism is typically stereotypically false and inaccurate. But Spotlight, a specialized team of four investigative reporters within The Boston Globe; Spotlight, an award-winning film portraying the true story told by this team of the Boston archdiocese’s systemic corruption in covering up the sexual abuse of children by its priests – Spotlight finally paints journalists right. Best said in the New York Times review of Spotlight, Director Tom McCarthy truly captures a “specific professional accomplishment and beautifully captures the professional ethos of journalism.” Or as Marty Baron told the team of reporters, “This kind of story is why we do …show more content…
Their heroism is as simple as showing up in the morning and doing their job. Mike Rezendes, for example, exemplifies professionality. During his meeting with Mitchell (Mitch) Garabedian, the “character” of a lawyer who filed 84 suits against the church, Garabedian’s hostility, wariness, and slight paranoia don’t so much as faze Rezendes. Mike respects his cautiousness, steers clear of crossing boundaries, and stops recording notes or didn’t record notes at all if necessary. Although assertive, it is Mike’s patience and keenness to stick to the story that earns Garabedian’s trust and proves crucial to uncovering many aspects of the …show more content…
Sacha worries for the impact the scandal would have on her “nana”, who goes to church three times a week. After discovering a treatment center for pedophilic priests a block from his home, the story weighs on Matt Carroll as a parent, worried about his own children and children in his neighborhood that could potentially be victimized. But it is Mike’s reaction that is most visceral after he collects the revealing documents that opened the investigation. As a lapsed Catholic, he is faced with blatant confirmation that Cardinal Law and the Boston archdiocese were aware of the abuse, protected the guilty, and silenced victims. From initial shock to growing indignation each member experiences as Bostonians raised with Catholic traditions – it reaches a boiling point for Mike, who’s rage becomes an irreparable moral horror. “I thought one day I would actually go back. But, I read those letters and something just