Journalist

Poynter institute felt about this piece and they, as soon as AP went forward with the photo, defended them calling the photo ethical and important. The author of the article had strong enough words to bring up the duty one takes when becoming a journalist, elaborating saying “Journalism's obligation is to inform the public about significant issues in our society. That includes telling stories -- with images, words and sound -- that meaningfully describe both the horror and the heroism of the…

The Progressive Movement was a phase of extensive social activism and political reform all over the United states, from 1890s to 1920s. Progressivism in the United States was a widely based reform movement that reached its height in early 20th century which is generally believed to be middle class and reformist in nature. The modernization brought a vast change, such as the development of big corporations, pollution and a big fears of corruption in American government. It refers to the various…

To be honest, I like all the academic classes I’ve taken. AP Chemistry and AP Calculus are two of my favorites because they were classes in which I had to work hard to maintain a good grade and actually understand the material. Also, I enjoyed AP Comparative Government because I liked learning about the government and politics of foreign countries. However, the class that has influenced me the most was “Journalism.” When I received my schedule my freshman year journalism was on it, and I was…

over by the communists (North Vietnam) who ended seizing the U.S Embassy in Saigon in April 1975. In 1966, around a year after the U.S involvement in Vietnam, anti-war groups began to protest the war as immoral and debauched and by 1968, American journalists started accusing the government of lack of progress. Furthermore, in 1971, the Pentagon Papers exposed President Johnson’s falsification of the facts and hiding the truth from the American public. What was to be taken into consideration,…

I liked this book in the sense that it did more to shed light on the events, the motives, and the aftermath of Columbine than anything I had seen or read before. I think what the book does best, is balancing the story of the survivors, the investigators, and the community, with the narrative of the killers, which is paramount in answering the biggest question to come out of this tragedy: why? On the other hand, I felt sick reading this book, which I think is a result of growing up after…

With many calling the death of the traditional newspaper imminent, journalists and editors are forced to make risky decisions to stay afloat in a changing news marketplace and media environment. Competing with blogs and social media that can generate more content at much lower margins, owners are pressuring their newspapers to cut costs and produce content by any means necessary . In his article “Ethical Values and Quality Control in the Digital Era”, Bob Steele argues that the journalistic…

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…

Many countries are facing torment by armed groups, and citizens are forced to displace and have to move out of countries. In fact, there are 60 million people lost their shelter and at least 36 countries where the armed groups are dramatically increasing and providing a serious impact on human rights (Cardwell, 2016). Therefore, most countries are lacking human rights which mean the rights that people have equal - no matter who they are, and where they from without discrimination (United Nation,…

The journalist I chose to interview for my final presentation and paper for Ethics in Sports Media was USA Today and ForTheWin’s sports journalist, Nina Mandell. I came across one of Mandell’s articles on ForTheWin and admired her openness to communication with the public. I felt confident in receiving a response from Mandell and decided to email her requesting for a phone interview. Within just a few hours I heard back from her and she was ecstatic to hear I am a student of the Sports…

Firstly, there is a link between high anti-depressant dose and youths harming their selves. Kim Painter a journalist for USA Today shares, JAMA internal medicine magazine in which it states self-harm doubles for youth who start treatment with “higher-than-usual doses’. As you can see, starting at high doses can be harmful. Painter also shares, Mathew Miller a…